Clearly, the month of June is all about getting outside. First of all, it’s National Camping Month. Then within the month, we have National Trails Day, the Great American Backyard Campout, and today, National Get Outdoors Day. So what are you waiting for? Get out there 
Jason and I took our weekly hike today to get outdoors, and we headed to the Scuppernong Hiking/Skiing Trails that we wanted to hike last weekend. The lack of people today was much more our style. Despite a handful of cars in the parking lot, we only ran into two different people while out on the trail. Perfect!
We hiked the red loop, which is about 2.3 miles.
I absolutely LOVE how the trail begins! We took our family/Christmas card photo here last fall.
Breakaway point.
We added on about a quarter mile by hiking a loop to a scenic overlook. The last time Jason and I hiked out to the overlook, we had Bailey and Thea with us and we encountered a family picnicking pretty much in the middle of the trail. Needless to say, we didn’t get a good sense of the view that time.
Gray day.
Jason spotted some deer tracks.
A few other shots from the Observation Loop included…
Mine
Jason’s
Jason’s
Someone’s getting good with the telephoto lens 
It sounds bad to say it, but my favorite parts of the trail are the beginning and the end 
The reason they are my favorites are the tall pine trees they’re surrounded by. Isn’t it fabulous?
The weather couldn’t have been better for hiking today. Gone were the heat and humidity. It was actually a little cool and overcast but without rain.
Another good hike in the books!
{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }
Thank you!! I was in total indoor slug mode today, but then I read your post and remembered that it was National Get Outdoors Day. The sheer guilt got me out for 3.5 miles of trail “running” (no sane person would call my shuffling running) and now I feel so much better.
And yes, those trees really look fantastic!
3.5 miles – Good for you! I’ve only run on trails once, but I loved it and want to do more of it.
It was an accident, but I was actually outside for June 11, haha. I was on the Appalachian Trail with a friend/thru-hiker, and I have a cloudy photo of an overlook almost identical to one of yours in this post, haha.
I commented on your post for your hike. Again, you got some great pictures! I especially like the foggy trail shot.