Butter Gap, Cat Gap and Art Loeb Hike

Now that training is over, I'm trying to hike more regularly.  This past weekend, we headed out to Pisgah National Forest.  We passed by Looking Glass Falls on the way.  We caught a peak of the falls through the trees on our hike.  However, the falls are also very visible from the road.  We hiked Butter Gap, Cat Gap and the Art Loeb trail.  We were told that this would be more strenous than usual.  That it was, my friends.  Along with the incline at times, we were also challenged by the slippery leaves.  I took a few spills, but nothing serious.  Our total distance was about 8.5 miles.  The weather was great and lunch wasn't half-bad either.  Thanks for the cookies, Randy! :)