Sunday morning, we had breakfast at the hotel and checked out. On the way home, we drove through High Point and parked at the Piedmont Environmental Center. We first hiked the Bill Faver Lakeshore Trail. There were some mushrooms on decaying wood on the forest floor.
The trail mostly stayed close to the shore and there were some nice winter views of the lake.
At one point, Sandy spotted two trees that were growing together.
Most of the way through the loop, we got onto Bicentennial Greenway and headed north.
There was a set of stairs to descend that had ramps for bicycles to get up and down.
Down the stairs and across the boardwalk, the trail reverted to greenway. We spotted a great blue heron in the shallow water.
After crossing Fork Road, we turned on Deep River Trail. There were nice views of the Fork Road Bridge from the trail.
We found a spot half a mile or so down the trail with a bench to take a break and have a snack.
A harvestman was also on the bench.
The trail continued along the lake shore and through a swampy area with evidence of beaver activity.
There was one more boardwalk and then we got back on the greenway.
We followed this south back to where we had gotten on and finished up the Bill Faver Lakeshore Trail loop. I took a short detour on Wildflower Trail.
Then we finished the hike back up at the car.
On the way home, we stopped in Greensboro at Natty Greene's for lunch outside on the patio with Alex. Their seasonal Red Nose winter ale was very good.
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