First Hike at Canaan
March 28, 2011 - No Comments
by serafinaholt
Delia planning our hike over a cup of hot chocolate.
Delia inspecting some ruins we found along the trail. Are they from the railroad? We couldn't tell.
Club Run made a loop back to the cabin area, and since we wanted to go on to the lodge, we took the Ridge Top Trail connector to the Middle Ridge trail. I love watching my girl learn to use a trail map.
Our hike led us to a wide open area and the Balsam Swamp Overlook. Things were muddy and spare, as spring hadn't quite come to the Highlands, but the barren alien landscape was still strangely beautiful.
The Overlook is situated along one of the paved roads in the park, and we walked along it up the hill to the lodge. It was a terrific first hike of our trip!
