Catawba River Stroll

Sunday, we packed up and left the cabin and had one more great breakfast at the diner, then started making our way back.  In Morganton, we got off the highway and stopped at Catawba Meadows Park for a stroll along the Morganton Greenway.

We followed the trail upstream and passed some nice wildflowers.

There was ironweed and turtlehead blooming along the trail.

In about a mile, after passing the River Village, there was an overlook with a nice view of Catawba River.

Just past here was a spot where panning for gold was permitted. 

We continued on and took Freedom Trail back over the river to Freedom Park and turned back.

After our hike, we made Mexican for lunch at Las Salsas and then drove the rest of the way home.