Cataracts Trail

 

The Cataracts Trail parallels the Appalachian Trial just up the road toward East-B Hill. The heavy rain and flooding of December and January caused a lot of damage to the road and the trail. One thing about Cataracts, the green moss on the rocks and trees is mesmerizing. It's a bit like a fairyland. I'm not sure I've captured that in my photos. 

With each new hike I take these days, I recall Bailey's "way" on the trail. He loved Cataracts for the smells, of course, but in the summer he had boundless opportunities to slip into the river for a quick swim. Yesterday, he would have been a mud ball once we left the trail. 

Lots of damage on the trail.