The Kingfisher Trail
A few months ago, I hiked Pinnacle Mountain completely enveloped in fog. I hadn't hiked this trail in several years, and my body let me know it. I wanted to stretch my legs on a flat path before getting back in my car, so I cooled down on the Kingfisher Trail. The sun had managed to burn away most of the fog by the time I made it off the little mountain and the day was getting warmer. The Kingfisher Trail is about a mile long, fully paved, and winds around trees and over wetlands. I took a family's photo by a 500 year old bald cypress tree. It was a couple and the wife's father from out of state. He proudly informed me that he would be turning 90 soon. Roughly one-fifth of the bald cypress trees. They're called bald cypress trees because they lose their needles in the winter. This was mid-November, so these trees still had a bit of cover. I read each sign carefully, mostly so that I could rest. I remember walking the trail with...