Twentymile Loop Hike

On Saturday, April 13, we hiked near Fontana Village and were near the Swain/Graham County line.  Here's a little geography help, since NC has so many counties.  My county (Haywood) is next to the one where Asheville is (Buncombe).  Keep going west and end up in the county with WCU (Jackson).  Then, we crossed into Swain, Graham and Swain again.  We were near the TN line.  It took about 1.5 hours to get there.  We only passed one hiker over several hours.  He was headed up to a camp site.  We saw other cars when we arrived and figured those people had also headed to that area.  We saw a deer! It was a buck.  He saw us.  I love knowing that he's nice and safe on federal property.  We were in the Nantahala National Forest.  Although it was called the Twentymile Loop, our actual distance was about 7.6 miles.  It was moderate in difficulty.  It was my first hike in about two months and I enjoyed getting back in the woods. 

There's a deer in the middle.