We had beautiful weather this weekend, it was perfect for a hike. We've chosen House Mountain since it's only 20 minutes away and was supposed to offer great views. It ended up being mostly steep 4.5 miles in 3 hours and turned out to be an exciting hike, not only because of the lookouts but also because of this fellow:
Can't see it? Look closer...
We were not sure whether or not it is one of the two venomous snakes (rattlesnake and copperhead) you can find in TN so we tried to keep a safe distance. According to this guide[pdf], it seems to be a cornsnake. Lucky we! She was roughly 4 feet (about 1.2m or 12x10^9 angstrom, whatever unit you like best ^^) but we almost missed her, only her movement in the leaves disclosed her. Over at Joshsjaunts you can find another remarkable picture of her (and a GPS track of the hike)!
We also saw this lizzard. It was too fast to get another good shot...
Finally, we also got some nice views. Here looking to the north.
The same view with the 8mm fisheye (I still like this lense)
Another view, this time to the south. I assume the smoke in the left came from a fire but we decided to stay safe and not further elaborate on the details...
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