Bakers Mountain Park

April 18, 2009
Bakers Mountain Park
Catawba County, North Carolina

Moderate hike
Just mom & the girls hiked this one
Visited two old home sites then looped back to park office
We heard woodpeckers but didn't manage to catch a glimpse of one
No trip to Bakers Mountain is complete until the girls get to visit "Slithers" an Eastern King Snake living as a pet in the rangers' office







Dogwoods in bloom



Standing at the threshold of one old homesite



Memorial placed by Boy Scout Troop 351 honoring A.G. Clark, who grew up in the cabin that once stood here. A.G. Clark was KIA in WWII. The girls were fascinated to learn he's buried in the cemetery at our church.




The other old home site



At one time Mica was excavated on the mountain. We wouldn't have known we were at the excavation spot if the map stand hadn't been there. No photos of that but we did get a photograph of some quartz in the trail