May 27, 2014
Bartram Trail - Osage Vista - Scaly Mountain, NC
Today's hike was on the Bartram Trail in North Carolina from Osage Vista to Scaly Mountain and Hickory Knut Gap
Directions
Osage Mt. Vista is 5.7 miles west of Highlands on NC Hwy. 106. Or from Dillard, GA turn right on GA 246 which becomes NC 106 and drive approx. 9 miles to Osage Overlook on the right. Another great day for a hike! Hiking distance - 5.7 miles. WILD
Conditions
Sunny to partly cloudy and mild with temperatures ranging from 64 to 78 degrees F.
Hikers (14)
- John Bellamy
- June Bellamy
- Geri Barrios
- Wayne Barrios
- Stephen Gales
- Bill Hunt
- Jack Jacobi
- Mike Jones
- Bob Magee
- Dick Metzgar
- Jeanne O'Connor
- Don Preece
- Tony Presley
- Carole Wintle
Flowers in bloom
Large Bluet, Mountain Bluet, Cow Wheat, Clintonia, Perfoliate Bellwort, Golden Alexanders, Blue Violet, Saxifrage, Common Cinquefoil, Wild Strawberry, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Robin's Plantain, Catesby's Trillium, Blackberry, Flame Azalea, Mt. Laurel, Catawba Rhododendron, Mapleleaf Viburnum, Squawroot, Yellow Stargrass, False Solomon's Seal, Solomon's Seal, Wild Geranium and Rattlesnake Weed
Birds identified
Dark Eyed Junco, Eastern Towhee, Chestnut Sided Warbler, Rose Breasted Grosbeak, Black & White Warbler, Black Throated Blue Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Pine Warbler, Wood Thrush, Northern Cardinal and Crow
Photos (14)
Parking at Osage Mt. Vista. Sign at the vita on Highlands highway. Heading up the steps at the start. The Catawba Rhododendrons are blooming! About 1.5 miles out, we come to the intersection of the Hickory Knut Trail. The marker at the Hickory Knut intersection. The Catesby's Trillum are still blooming. We arrive at the foggy summit of Scaly Mt.! We come back down and hike out to Hickory Knut Rd. We find our great lunch spot on Scaly Mountain! Spectacular! Flame Azalea We found several huge Cinnamon Ferns. The OFHC gang for today's hike. (l-r standing) Bill Hunt, Jeanne O'Connor, Carole Wintle, Don Preece, John Bellamy, Bob Magee, June Bellamy, Wayne Barrios, Geri Barrios and Jack Jacobi. (l-r front) Dick Metzgar, trail dog "Barney", Mike Jones, Stephen Gales and Tony Presley.