Out and about in Western North Carolina

We spent the week-end of March 19th with Tracy and Kreg to celebrate their birthdays:  Tracy is a St. Patrick's Day girl and Kreg's is 4 days later.  We got there early enough on Saturday to go for a walk along the Laurel River, which is about 6 miles NE of Hot Springs and about 3 miles west of the NC/Tenn border.  The trail is an old railroad bed, so it is very flat.  It only rises 220' in the 3.5 mile length.  The day started out cloudy, but as you will see in the photos, it cleared up nicely.
Sorry, no flower photos.  It must have been a little to early for them at 1,650'.

Tracy, Caroline and Kreg looking for critters in the still water at the edge of the river.

A pleasant scene even without leaves on the trees.

We were expecting gnomes to come down at any time.

Bringing up the rear.

Tracy enjoying the river up close and personal.

Mother and daughter bonding.

Aren't they cute !!

Enjoying the beautiful day.

What a handsome couple !!