The Pinnacles Hiking Trails at the Berea College Forestry Outreach Center came highly recommended, so on this warm Saturday morning we went to check them out. Wildflowers were everywhere: phlox, irises, geraniums, and many more I could not identify.

The trails are moderately easy until you near the pinnacles. We hiked up the main trail to the fork (.5 miles), and chose the .8 mile West Pinnacle trail (mostly because fewer people were headed that way).

Spectacular rock formations are practically run-of-the-mill around here.

I got ambitious (much to Scooby’s dismay) and took the trail from West Pinnacle to Indian Fort overlook, adding another .6 miles before heading back down. That may not sound like much, but I did some serious rock scrambling!

Met a couple from New Hampshire while I was cooling off on a breezy rock overlook, and we swapped travel stories before heading off in different directions. I made it safely back, and the dogs got lots of attention, as usual.

Phew, it’s hot! Time to put up the awning and get into the shade.