The bucolic lake, paddle boats, and the diving platform all suggest summer is here. The cerulean skies with mottled textures of cirrus streaks make me certain that diving into the sapphire water would refresh my day. Alas, it is only February 2 here in the mountains and we need be content to let the mallard ducks have their own way in the water today. It is not so bad. It would be a lot worse if we dove in with them! We had the good health and sixty degree sunshine in mid winter to hike six miles up onto an overlook and enjoy our lunch with a 270 degree view of this glorious region of the planet we call the Blue Ridge Escarpment or the Southern Appalachian Paradise.
Having awakened early enough I prepared crab salad sandwiches, yogurt, fruits, snacks, and even put in some breakfast foods. We started out in 28-degree air and needed some warm building energy food until that sixty-degree sunshine arrived in our midst. And so it did. It is so grand to get off the couch and to go stand on high places and give thanks for the beautiful world our God has made for us. Do come out here and enjoy it. There is room for others here. We saw but one other hiker the whole day.
Craig Johnson
Tamassee Knob, South Carolina
Having awakened early enough I prepared crab salad sandwiches, yogurt, fruits, snacks, and even put in some breakfast foods. We started out in 28-degree air and needed some warm building energy food until that sixty-degree sunshine arrived in our midst. And so it did. It is so grand to get off the couch and to go stand on high places and give thanks for the beautiful world our God has made for us. Do come out here and enjoy it. There is room for others here. We saw but one other hiker the whole day.
Craig Johnson
Tamassee Knob, South Carolina
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