November 28th - I went up on Buffalo Mountain after work for a quick hike before heading home, and I decided to do the "Cascade Trail".  This was my first time on this trail, which provided really nice views of Johnson City almost all the way up, especially with most of the leaves fallen from the trees.

I started out at the main trailhead (elevation 2380'), and after about a quarter of a mile my first stop was Huckleberry Knob (elevation 2500').  This is an east facing knob directly overlooking Johnson City.  The views here were very nice, and I stopped to take the three photos shown below. 

After Huckleberry Knob I began ascending the Cascade Trail, and eventually reached the "Cascade" after approximately one mile into the hike.  This is located where the trail crosses a small stream in a steep hollow, but the stream was almost completely dry so there was no cascade today. 

From there I climbed steadily for about another 6 tenths of a mile where I reached a bench at 3000' elevation.  It was here that I decided to turn around because darkness was coming in quickly.  I retraced my steps back down the mountain, and arrived at my car right at sunset.      

Total distance on this hike was 3.1 miles. 

To see my progress of completing all the trails on Buffalo Mountain, click here.                                          

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