North

We take you north to the Eno River and Lake Michie near Bahama and now even Roxboro. There are many opportunities for hiking the rugged wilderness that is being preserved by the Eno River Association and the Durham Parks and Recreation Department.  You can also stroll through the towns, notably Roxboro, which is featured below.  It was a cloudy day but we made things happen in Roxboro, as we always do.  As you can see the Morrisville Ale & Trail Association always turns out in numbers to visit a new town.

2008

Buckquarter Creek Trail	Oct. 25th	Mary Mudd covered for me and	took these photos.		Foggy and Rainy...		but they're smiling through.
Cabe Lands	Oct. 4th	Group readies to hike	Mary and Abbie Stuart		Dark, inky waters of the quarry	Jill rejoins us for this hike.		Earl returned from his trip to England
Bobbitt Hole	May 17th			Details of the Eno River State Park
Cabe Lands	Apr. 5th						Heavy rains.  No getting to the quarry.	Poor fleur.
Bobbitt Hole	Mar. 8th	Little streams now full			The Eno River at full flood - 3 inches of rain this week!		New kiosk	Triangle Hike
Eno River Pump Station	Feb. 2nd	Thanks to Randy for his pictures		Thanks to Mary for her pictures	View through the pipe	Ruins of the pump station	And back at George's Garage	Sam's map of the 1.4 mile trail

2007

New Year's Eve	Dec. 31st	We each had a talent to show.					Shiang Tai	Much fun was had by all!
Dunnagan Trail	Dec. 8th	Lovely day for a hike			Lots of bending and stooping		A victim of influenza in 1914
Bobbitt Hole	Sept. 29th	Gathering for the hike			Thomas takes self portrait			Seemed like a warm and sunny spot to relax.
Pump Station	Aug. 25th	Bill, Earl, Deb, Joan	Optical illusion or is Bill that tall?	The Eno at its lowest.	Sam and Mary crossing bridge	Deb overlooking ruins...	just returned from her 3 months in Europe.  See her blog for more.	Group posed in front of the pump station wall.
Holden's Mill (other direction from Aug. 23rd, 2003)	March 24th	New hiker Caroline			New hikers crossing ravine	Nice group in front of Holden's dam		Annette (on right) hosted us at her house.
Bobbitt Hole	Feb. 23rd	A brilliant late winter day	Ken and Jane	Jumping over  new riprap	Nancy and Gabrielle		Gathering in the sun	John
North Side of the Eno	Jan. 27th	Mary Mudd planned this new hike for us.		Smiles		The river rushes through this narrow gorge.		Smiles all around
Bobbitt after rains	Jan. 6th	Mary, Janet, Beth, Elaine, Joan	Crossing bridge		Mary's group picture	Eno River at full flood	and this kayaker	knows what to do.

2006

Bobbitt Hole on a beautiful fall day	Oct. 14th	Ann and Linda	John and Beth	Reflected fisherman	The rest catch up.	Talks at the Eno River	Margaret arrives with Mia
Dunnagan Trail at Cole Mill Access	Sept. 10th	Victoria rejoins us after a year away!	Last seen on August 2005	This was a nice day to do the longer option.	Bill wears international orange.		Looking out for the poison ivy
Bobbitt Hole at Cole Mill Access	June 3rd	Nancy and Jane cross the bridge.	The air was dry and cool.	Rains brought down a lot of mud in the Eno River.	Long talks today but the rains stayed away	Sexy tree?	Couldn't get the girls to embrace this tree.  Maybe they didn't think it sexy.
Bobbitt Hole on the Eno	Feb. 26th	A large turnout of the Morrisville Ale & Trail Association	Earl, Richard, Nancy	Lucy, Jack, Sam	Thomas posing on a sycamore	John leads over the bridge	Wildlife! Heron watching

2005

Bobbitt Hole on the Eno River	Nov. 12th				Our geopositioning expert, Sam, and Beth
It is at about this point that Dave tries to mount a rock and slips and falls into the shallow water at the edge of the Eno.  I thwack my elbow on a rock while trying to protect the Digital Rebel XT from damage.  "Are you alright?", a concerned question from Ken.  I get up and shake it off.  Wet and muddy, I proceed to take the group photo below.
	11:48 am		The water is at a record low level due to a prolonged drought.		John discovers a remarkable grape vine with a 10 inch diameter!
Upon arriving home I find that the Flexon eyeglass case where I keep my bifocals is empty.  I search feverishly through all of my jackets, shirt pockets, the computer desks downstairs and fail to find them.  I become convinced that they must have dropped from my face in the fall.  On Sunday morning I drive to the Cole Mill Access and find that the park ranger is there waiting to open in a half hour at 9:00 am.  I drive back to 70 and find a station that is selling regular gas at $2.34.90 per gallon and fill my almost empty tank.  I return to the park, hike out to the Bobbitt Hole...again.  There at the exact spot where I fell it wasn't hard to find my glasses glistening in the morning sun.  I was delighted to have found them before the rains came and covered them over until the next drought comes.
Dunnagan Trail, Cole Mill	Aug. 27th	We're off to the races!	Jill	Fording an almost dry stream	Dave get's to be in the picture...	Thanks to Victoria.
Gathering in front of Riverview Furniture	July 31st, 2005	The unseasonably cool weather makes this hike perfect.
Historic Uptown Roxboro	First Stop 10:54 am	Bill's work place - Roxboro Library			Naturally, Bill is our guide today.
Lovely old Victorian lady being renovated			Courthouse Square, Main Street			What is real and what is trompe l'oeil?
Kirby Theater		We were invited inside to view the interior.  What luck we have!				A Michael Brown Art Deco wall hanging
Person County Museum of History		Well preserved log cabin		Enos Country Slaughter's famous slide (1946 World Series)		Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985
Abbie Stuart, Linda, Jane and Mary...		posing on the steps of the tobacco barn.		Our reward is a visit to Hog Heaven.		Visit Hog Heaven for great BBQ.
Bobbit Hole on the Eno	March 19th, 2005	Viking from Ireland?			Bumps on a log?	On our way out

2004

Cox Mountain	Nov. 25th					A wonderful Thanksgiving dinner followed! Thanks, Earl
Cox Mountain	May 1st	Warming up	Judy and Darrah			Smiling group
Bobbit Hole on the Eno, Cole Mill Access	Feb. 15th, 2004

2003

Eno State Park, Ridge Trail	Dec. 20th
West Point on the Eno River	Nov. 1st
Holden's Mill Trail	Aug. 23rd, 2003
Bobbit Hole on the Eno	Aug. 2nd, 2003					Small group turned up since Earl was on vacation
Bobbit Hole on the Eno, Cole Mill Access	Mar. 29th, 2003					Eno River Maps by George Pyne
Fews Ford, Eno River, Durham	New Years Day 2003

2002

West Point on the Eno, Durham	Nov. 9th, 2002
Bobbit Hole, Eno River	Nov. 2nd, 2002
Bobbit Hole Trail, 2.5 miles	Aug. 31st, 2002
Shakori Trail	June 22nd, 2002					Another pleasant hike in the Eno River State Park
Dunnagan Trail, Eno River	Mar. 16th, 2002					Shorts weather, in March?  Yes, indeed.

2001

Bobbit Hole	Sept. 15th, 2001	Following the tragedy of 9/11		We gather for a moment of silence
Cox's Mountain	Sept. 1st, 2001
Dunnagan Trail, Old Cole Mill Rd.	July 21, 2001				These are recent attempts at b&w  pictures.	Next time I'll have the camera adjusted correctly.
Margie and Charles wed at Spruce Pine Lodge	March 24th, 2001
NC State Forestry Camp, Flat River	March 10th, 2001
Eno Cole Mill Access, Dunagan Trail	Mar. 3rd, 2001					Our hiking group's first hike was on March 7th, 1993
Annual New Years Eno River hike	Jan. 1st, 2001	Led by Marsha, schedule of Winter hikes

2000

Dunnagan Trail, Cole Mill Access	Dec. 9th, 2000
Eno, Fanny's Ford	Oct. 28th, 2000
Pea Creek Trail hike	May 13th, 2000					Days get to be pretty hot in May but there are ways to cool off.
Cox's Mountain	New Yrs. Day, 1999					Slimming down on a 6 mile hike after watching the acorn drop with champagne.

1999

Lake Michie hike	Oct. 16th
Lake Michie (link to N&O GO)	Oct. 1st		I previewed the trails alone this day.		Surprised that Durham Parks and Rec. had cleaned up Fran damage.  Ready for a hike.
Bobbit Hole	March 20th
Cabe Lands	Jan. 17th, 1999

1998

Lake Michie	Oct. 30th	Lake Michie had become just a trickle			Reserve popular Spruce Pine Lodge for your affair
Eno River hike (bushwhack)	Mar. 1st, 1998				Triangle Greenways Council
Eno, Holden's Mill	Feb. 22nd				Blossoming this week - Trout lily, Spring Beauty, Hepatica
Eno, Cox's Mountain	Feb. 14th
Eno, Few's Ford Fig. 8 trail	Jan. 25th, 1998				Eno River Trails Cole Mill

Eno Epiphany - One day at the Eno River State Park, I had a moment of perfect clarity, a much sought after but rare thing for me.  After my epiphany, a dear old friend quite unexpectedly came to my aid, and I ended up writing her a letter of thanks.  It dawned on me after all of this that I realized my letter of thanks to my friend was just as much a letter of thanks to the Eno River.  I'm sure the double meaning imbedded in my feelings won't be lost on others of you who frequent the park.  So, here's my thanks to a couple of old friends that I just can't live without, just the way they are.

Dear JoAnne,

    I tell you the truth now.  It was maybe four weeks ago that I hiked up Cox's Mountain on a balmy day not very different from the one we had when we hiked up there last weekend.  I often go up there.   In fact, all my life, the chief reason I have chosen to walk, hike, plod and sometimes claw my way to places like that is to be where it's easiest for me to feel the presence of God, or whatever you choose to call the Creator of All.  The creation around me-at least the tiny bit of less-adulterated pieces that remain--has made it consistently easier for me to feel that presence.  If I go too long without a drink of creation, I am hopelessly agnostic.

    Four weeks ago, at that resting spot where the bench is, on the trail up the mountain, I pled to God for my life, for my very soul.  I besought God to send me a teacher to help me understand (everything), and then I thanked God for making it so.

At least for an instant, I truly knew that the teacher I sought would come to me.  The force of that "knowing," for that instant, was enough to make it so.  I never imagined that you would be that vessel, the conduit, for the teaching I am receiving.  You are even one of my teachers, as you have been many times.  So, thanks again.  You know I love you, but I'll say it again anyway.

P.S.: Just say no to the Eno Drive.

--Lisa Huff