The mountains are literally the foundation of
Blue Ridge Heritage.

My mission is to get people out of their cars,
into the woods and hiking.

Friends of the Smokies - Up to Hemphill Bald

May 17, 2012 

A group from Friends of the Smokies went up to Hemphill Bald today. At 5,000 feet, we had sun and a cool breeze. We thought we were past all the spring flowers but we saw quite a few - brook lettuce, violets, mayflowers, umbrella plants and toothworts.