Hike leader, Barbara Martin met Anne Colgate, Elisabeth Demaynadier, Claire Cline and John Herrity at Rockfish Gap. We headed out to Arcadia and the trail head to a wonderful circuit hike: Apple Orchard Falls and Cornelius Creek Trail. It was a perfect day, clear and cool. We made the climb up to the beautiful Apple Orchard Falls and were in awe not only of the falls, but the engineering feat of the wooden steps and landings climbing up and past the falls. After walking for a mile on a fire road we started down the Cornelius Creek Trail, the second part of the double whammy of this circuit hike. We saw many wildflowers, including the first trillium of the year and many beautiful pools and cascading water over mossy rocks. All were in agreement that this hike is worth the drive to get there.
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