Today I wanted to hike somewhere locally. About 30 minutes away is Moore Creek Park with Moore Creek Trail reviewed by hikers on Alltrails app pretty frequently. The last few reviews mentioned wildflowers, so I wanted to see what's it like for myself.
I got to the parking lot pretty early around 8 am. The parking lot is pretty small, and by the time I was leaving there were no spots left. The trail is partially a loop and in and out. I started out taking the fire road that transitioned to a normal single lane hiking trail right next to the creek.
It was nice and cool, the shade made it even cold at times this early in the morning. I had to keep moving. I felt like there was no one around me, it was nice and peaceful. I reached what was supposed to be the end of the trail (although the trail continued further) and went down to what was called "Pool". Maybe at some point the water reached higher, but today it was just a spot by the creek. I almost felt obligated to take a picture.
I turned back and hiked to another fork where the sign "Vista Andrea" was guiding me to the bench overlooking a nice view. I sat there for a few minutes, it was really pleasant.
I continued my hike back and reached another fork where I was returning to the parking spot by taking the second "leg" of the loop. It was truly spectacular. The trail continued along the side of the mountain covered by wildflowers. It was by far the most incredible sight of the spring emerging from the ground I have seen.
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| A hidden spot from tourists! |
I finished the hike in awe of nature, yet again. These are the moments that I go back to when I peceive life not as enjoyable as it could be.
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