July 17 Rich Mountain Hike

Today's 7 mile hike in Moses Cone Park is along the park's carriage roads. For most of the walk, we were in active pasture and got to meet some of the residents up close. These guys didn't seem to mind us much, but were curious nevertheless.

 The Cone manor house is not along the hike, but nearby. We stopped here before and after to use the restrooms. The home was built 110 years ago and appears to be in great condition. Certainly the view back then did not include the row of condo buildings now so prominent.

We saw many late blooming wildflowers today including bee balm, mountain mint, fire pink, bellwort, jewelweed and of course lots of rosebay rhododendron.