For my last hike of 2012, I took a relatively short hike just outside of Pickens, SC. The hike was the Glassy Mountain Hike, which is part of the Department of Natural Resources Heritage Trust program. Apparently, this trail had been closed for the fall of 2012, as it was cleaned up and new erosion controls were put down. It's a beautiful, if short and easy hike.
There are lots of boulders like this one along the sides of the trail. 
This is the kind of view one can see along the first half of the trail around the mountain. 
Most of the first half of the trail looks a lot like this. 
It's a slippery slope. 
The trail was inundated with evergreens. 
Water streamed down the sides of rocky slopes, causing icy hazards. 
Another mountain view on the way back. 
Just some winter blooms. 
A final farewell evergreen as the trail ends.
