Chilly Hike at Raven Rock

I was gone all week in Austin for work and since Sandy had Sunday off, we took Alex for a hike to Raven Rock State Park on a very chilly morning.  We started off on the Raven Rock Loop Trail and took Fish Traps Trail down to the river.

I hopped out to the rocks, but Alex wasn't interested in getting wet.

Then we backtracked to the Raven Rock Loop Trail and stopped at the overlook for a snack.

Then we descended down the stairs to Raven Rock.

We walked as far as you can go and stopped for a snack.

I was surprised how few people were down here on a weekend.

We enjoyed walking around the base for a while and getting some pictures.

Then we climbed back up and hopped on Little Creek Loop Trail.

At the end, we took a short detour on American Beech Trail and then Longleaf Loop Trail.

And that concluded our hike.

From the park, we stopped at Aviator in Fuquay-Varina for lunch on the way home.