Doe River Gorge

This morning, eleven of us headed to Hampton, Tennessee to hike Doe River Gorge.  The hike is on private property owned by Doe River Gorge Ministries.  It is a five mile out and back hike along an old narrow gauge railroad that was used to haul high grade iron ore from Cranberry, North Carolina until the 1920's.  Now, the owners allow hikers to access the trail during the off season if a release form is signed.  Today the weather was grand and so was the hike.  Both the scenery and the roar of the river made for an enjoyable hike.  An added bonus was some not often seen red trillium.  Nice ones as big as your hand were sprinkled along one section of the trail.  Hats off to the owners to keep this area well maintained yet unspoiled.