Smith Mountain, Jackson’s Gap, Alabama

Yesterday was a treat! My friend Dawn, over at Change is Hard blog, is down at her family’s house on Lake Martin in Alabama. She invited me over and we had a great adventure. We have been online friends for a lot of years and this was our first meeting. It was such a great day!

You can visit Dawn’s post In between the raindrops to see a little of the lake and the deck of house where we enjoyed lunch and an afternoon watching the activity happening on the lake (geese, a coupe of guys on motorized paddle boards and a few boaters). This was after we went to Smith Mountain to hike the trail to the fire tower.

I now have a new place to explore! I will definitely be going back to capture the views from the top of the tower. I tried for a panoramic view of the lake from the top of the tower but in my excitement I failed to actually focus before capturing the 11 images. Another reason to return!

Don’t look too close at this one, not my best…