There’s an observation tower at the very top with beautiful views in all directions.


Seeing those views all depends on how cooperative the fog is.


This is my buddy Otis. He found plenty of things to do while we waited for the fog to clear out again.


What would you do if you were standing at the highest point east of the Mississippi river?


Watch me jump!


So I watched.


Watch me jump over here, no I don’t want to do it on the grass. Ow ow, I think I broke my butt! Oh, Gramma, can you help me do a handstand? My Gramma’s the best. I always have so much fun with Gramma.


There are a number of hiking trails also.


They start out innocently enough


But just when is seems like it’s going to be a walk in the park you get something like this right in the middle of the trail!


The little Turtle heads were blooming


and these yellow flowers that I’m not sure what they are called were attracting butterflies from far and wide.


The Swallowtails were so busy they didn’t seem to notice me.


It just seemed like there was one more butterfly and before I knew it I was right out in the middle of those yellow flowers.





There were some pretty nice views from the trail too.


It was a great day to visit Mount Mitchell!