{"id":39262,"date":"2026-10-01T19:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T02:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=39262"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T02:28:36","slug":"fog-and-pumpkins-on-pisgah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=39262","title":{"rendered":"Fog and Pumpkins on Pisgah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a cup of tea at home, I headed to Pisgah on a warm, clear and sunny October Thursday leaving the North TH around 9:00. The hike itself was a typical Pisgah round-about and up \/ over. Wildlife was sparse – even the birds – a couple of turkey vultures, a red-tail hawk and the expected song birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trail conditions were dry, dusty and hard for October. Human traffic was sparse as well except around the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I headed out, the moisture stuck to every spider-web on the hill … <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Early fog and clouds put on a show at the summit emphasizing Fall is here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you still weren’t convinced about Fall, coyote poo is pumpkin! A sure sign of Fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Route was a typical Pisgah ramble around avoid the humans … about 16 miles and 3x to the summit made for a pretty good October 1!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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