Saturday, October 14, 2023

Early Fall Color at Moses Cone

Saturday, we took Alex and Harper to the mountains to catch some early fall foliage.  We got on the Blue Ridge Parkway towards Blowing Rock and made a quick stop at Yadkin Valley Overlook.


The skies were clearing but the clouds hanging over the valley were really beautiful.  We then continued on to the Manor at Moses Cone Memorial Park and parked.  After getting Harper in the stroller, we followed Watkins Road to Deer Park Road and headed down towards Bass Lake.


There were some nice Indian oyster mushrooms growing in a stump.


At the bottom, we got on the Bass Lake Trail to make a loop around the beautiful lake.


It was still a little early but the fall color was looking very nice.


There was some agueweed flowering along the lake.


Almost around the lake, there was a great view of the manor house way above.


After finishing the loop around the lake, we took Duncan Road back up to the manor house.


Harper's stroller did very well on the carriage trails and she seemed to enjoy the hike.


From here, we made a short drive to Julian Price Memorial Park and managed to get a parking spot at the lake.


The fall color was really pretty, but Alex and Harper were getting tired.


So we only went as far as the boat rental and enjoyed the lake for a few minutes before heading back.

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