Flowers Along the Trail

Tulips at the House O' Dreams, Lavender Mountain, Berry College near Rome, Georgia.  

My gift to you this Valentines Day is flowers. Not just any flowers, but beautiful flowers along the hiking trail. From the gardens at Berry College's House O' Dreams to the Appalachian Trail in Tennessee and North Carolina, here is a glimpse of what I enjoy along the hiking trail.    

No. 1 Lavender Mountain  (Photograph courtesy of Patricia McAlpin)

No. 2 Lavender Mountain (Photograph courtesy of Patricia McAlpin.)

No. 3 Daffodils at the House O' Dreams. (Photograph courtesy of Hike Georgia Meetup.)

No. 4 (All tulip photographs courtesy of Hike Georgia Meetup.) 

No. 5 side porch of the House O' Dreams.  

No. 6 French Riviera flowers along the Sentier du Littoral, Cap d' Antibes, France. 

No. 7 Snapdragons in the formal gardens at the House O' Dreams. (Photograph courtesy of Leigh Callan.)

No. 8 Mountain Laurel on the Snow Falls Trail near Dayton, Tennessee. 

No. 9 on the trail to Benton Falls, Chilhowee Trail System, Cherokee National Forest near Benton, Tennessee.

No. 10 my personal favorite; daisies at the Visitor's Center of Amicalola Falls State Park near Dawsonville, Georgia.

No. 11 Flame Azalea on the Bear Creek Trail in Cloudland Canyon State Park near Rising Fawn, Georgia.

No. 12 Golden St. John's Wort in Cloudland Canyon State Park.  Here is more information. 

No. 13 Rhododendron Gardens at Roan Mountain, Tennessee.  Here is more information. 

No. 15 yes, there are hiking trails in the gardens. (Rhododendron photos courtesy of Patricia McAlpin.) 

No. 16 House O' Dreams, Lavender Mountain.

No. 17 Water lilies at the goldfish pond, House O' Dreams. 

No. 18 Ferns along the Hickory Creek Trail in the Cohutta Wilderness near Chatsworth, Georgia. 

No. 19 Appalachian Trail, Roan Highlands, Tennessee. (Photograph courtesy of Beth Hemann.) 

No. 20 Coneflowers on the Appalachian Trail, Roan Highlands, Tennessee. (Photograph courtesy of Beth Hemann.) 

No. 21 Coneflower on the Guild Hardy Trail near Ruby Falls, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

No. 22 Big Hump Mountain looming in the background on the Appalachain Trail, Roan Highlands.  (Photograph courtesy of Beth Hemann.) 

No. 23 more coneflowers on the Guild Hardy Trail near Ruby Falls, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

If you know the name of any of the unidentified flowers, please use the contact form on the sidebar to email the name along with the corresponding number, and I will be happy to update the post.

In the meantime, be sure to tiptoe through the tulips while you "Keep On Hiking."