Pictures from the Trail

Okay so I have not done a better job of keeping eveyone updated on Brandon's progress as I said I would in my last post. Thank goodness for Spencer!

Brandon asked me to share some of the pictures he has taken on the trail. Combined with them are some photos Michelle took while she was hiking with Brandon that she was kind enough to send to me. There are some great shots of the two of them together along with picturesque mountain views, beautiful wildflowers, some occasional wildlife (no bears yet! thank goodness!), and other points along the trail that Brandon found interesting.

As you're enjoying the pictures be sure to notice the ones of all the fallen trees. As Spencer mentioned in his last post, Brandon has endured many storms passing through the area this spring. (I think I heard the weather man report that this spring the eastern US has seen the worst, tornado-ladened storms of the last 40 years!) Each day after one of these ferocious inconveniences from Mother Nature had passed through, Brandon would get out his camera and take pictures of all the "rearranging" she had done to the landscape. Thank goodness all the hikers have remained safe even though there have been some close mishaps with small measurements of distance between fallen trees and tents where they were bedded down for the night. We continue to keep them all in our prayers for a safe journey! I guess it is easy to sit here in the comfort of our home while a storm is raging and tell Brandon to be appreciative of the wonderful adventure he is on! That young man has more courage than I could have ever imagined and I am so proud of him!

Some of my favorite photos are the ones of Fontana Lake -- absolutely breath-taking! And of course I love all the mountian views! Who could ever get tired of looking at those?

Enjoy! Pictures from the Trail