(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . PWB: Noble Fur Fridays - Carolina hikes [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-03-31 At home, at the top of the back steps. Her attention is focused on a squirrel or bird. During her all-too-short time on this Earth, Noble Fur accompanied me on five cross-country journeys, plus numerous shorter trips. 2020 was the year when most of us stayed at home. I did travel twice with Noble Fur that year. In the summer we went to Missouri to meet my sister and brother-in-law. In October I took a business trip to South Carolina, and brought Noble Fur along. Today’s pictures were taken at three stops along the way. First stop was at a county park. The road ended at the far edge of the park, making it a safe place for kitty to stretch her legs while I took a break from driving. Kitty was being cooperative that day, walking along the edge of the road instead of wanting to dive into the brush. Later in the trip, I stopped at an orchard to stock up on fresh apples. Free advertising for the orchard. The resident orchard cat said hello, but Noble Fur wasn’t being very sociable. From there, I drove north into the Appalachians. Somewhere near the state line of North and South Carolina, I found an overgrown side road that made a good hiking trail. Pictures were taken with my phone, and some are a bit blurry. I’ve posted this pic before. The crossed fallen trees announced to cars: Thou shall not pass! Getting ready to jump! I totally forgot that I had taken a video of that hike. Not being a seasoned media influencer, I was unskilled in the art of simultaneously walking, holding the phone steady, and managing a cat who wandered in random directions. Once we returned home, other important matters awaited us. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/31/2161158/-PWB-Noble-Fur-Fridays-Carolina-hikes Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/