1st Wildflower of the Season!

Today, I continued to log my miles, despite a very high likelihood of rain. Since I was up to 78 miles in 8 hikes, I was aiming to add 12 miles so that my average would go up to 10 miles per hike. The woods were extremely quiet due to a heavy fog and low cloud cover. With expectations of rain, I left the camera home, so figured I'd see some wildlife. With all the hiking that I've done over the last few years, I've only seen bears on trails when I've been very close to campgrounds. I did see one rattle snake last fall, but he was off the trail sunning himself and minding his own business.  But today, my one sighting was 1 lonely violet flower that had bloomed in a large patch. I can't wait til next time when the whole patch of flowers will be in bloom - I will try to capture them with my camera. So today, I am into my 3rd month and have 90 miles in with only 510 to go!