Amanda and I went for a hike on the Buffalo River Trail this week. We spent Monday through Wednesday on the trail and covered a bit over 26 miles, most of that during the first two days. Wednesday was a leisurely walk of about 2.5-3 miles. For a more technical look at our hike check out AKZ's blog. 

I spent most of the time shooting pictures and playing catch-up to Amanda. For this hike i took my EOS 30D and the 50mm 1.8 lens. No tripod, which shows on some of the shots, I'm trying to travel light these days. 

The views could have been more majestic, but we got on trail about one week too late. The trees have all leafed out, blocking most of the river and bluff views. The view of Steel Creek though was fantastic, and little hints of the river from above were beautiful. There were so many flowers in bloom; dogwoods, trillium, May Apple, columbine (red & white), and many that I don't know. So goes my education in plant identification. It looks like a trip to Dickson Street Bookstore.