Thirty plus TrailBlazers once again made the annual spring pilgrimage to Devil’s Den to finish off our 10th season. Of course, our crack forecasters, prophets of doom and gloom, predicted rain and later amended this, indicating that the skies would open at Devil's Den at 4:00. Of course, none of this happened at all – it was just warm and muggy (humidity conservatively estimated at 122.34785 %). 

Not being terribly ambitious due to the humidity, one group trekked along Lee Creek, what there was of it, and the larger group trotted over to the Devil’s Den Trail. Alas, the waterfall over the ledge and the one behind the bridge were conspicuous by their absence, so we sort of hoped that the predicted rain had actually materialized. It is always a neat trail, with lots of bang for our buck, and we particularly enjoyed the cool air rising out of the crevices and the Ice Box. As we approached the Lee Creek area we became true TrailBlazers by hoofing through some tall grass, hanging on a vine and dropping down into Lee Creek and crossing it. It might sound cool and refreshing, but there was no water in it at all until we reached the bridge! Continuing down the trail we walked over the dam – no falls at all – and returned to the pavilion. 

Our “hiking” in no way worked off the calories consumed during our picnic complete with hot dogs, all kinds of salads, dips and desserts. Of course, most of our members are of the female persuasion, therefore touchy and easily offended, so the only thing we could do was valiantly stuff ourselves so that nobody would go home unappreciated. In this, we succeeded! We all had a great visit. See y’all next fall on the trails!