February 21 and fourteen hikers arrive at the east trailhead of Mt. Pisgah.  In spite of the mist that rolls in everything soon clears out enough to see the top.  The rolling trail #2 undulates up and down  and is wide as a road.  Everyone pushes out and is on their way.  Diane is not here with me as her foot is still bothering her.  Richard Summers hangs back to take pictures and I am glad he does as that way I don't hike alone.  I suppose you can still call it hiking even thought the pace is slow.  I can't take time to get my water out of my pack.  I already removed my jacket and fleece so feel it necessary to go on without another stop  Luckily a woman hiker is coming down and is willing to stop and remove my water bottle from my zippered pack.  I hurry on and catch up with Richard and make it up to the top in time to take a group picture then we're off again.  We finally manage to get all on trail # 3 and I find the flagging that was removed earlier in the week now has ended up on this trail and we will find out further on that someone has placed the removed flagging in areas that would cause anyone that follows them to bushwhack into the unknown . I try to remove all that I see but only time will tell where they've all been put.  We do meet a man with a dog that is antagonistic toward any flagging.  I wonder is he the rascal.  We take lunch off the trail on some mossy rocks and watch a parachute person go behind the hill. Two large birds, maybe Osprey, circle rising up on the air currents. On the hike out we meet three horsepersons coming down a narrow trail in the trees as we skirt muddy and water pooled areas and I am slightly disappointed in the lack of flowers or mushrooms. Just too early in the year I guess.   It was a goodly hike 5.5 or 6 miles. See you soon.