Sunday was my last hike along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in the Triangle. We parked at the Pleasant Green access to Eno River State Park and hiked to Pump Station and back. To mix things up a bit, we went right at the splits at Eno Quarry Trail, Cabe Lands Trail, and Pump Station Trail and then took Mountains-to-Sea Trail the whole way back. Although it's still February, we saw some of the first signs of spring - trout lilies.
There were nice patches of them blooming all along the trail.
Another early spring flower was blooming as well - daffodils. These ornamental flowers are not natural, but a patch of them indicates a former homestead.
The bulbs come back year after year for decades. There was a nice patch of them next to an old tobacco barn.
Pat spotted two buildings that I had never noticed before. The roofs on them appear new, so maybe something for park operations.
Our turnaround spot was the old Durham Pump Station, which had a huge number of trout lilies blooming.
We had a snack here, before heading back. It rained just a little on the way back, not enough to get wet but kind of refreshing.
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