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We opted for another short AT excursion today. We parked at the Ivy Creek Overlook in the southern section of SNP and headed south on the Trail for about seven tenths of a mile.

It wasn't too hard--a bit up and down, but not horrendously strenuous. Best of all--the raspberries are ripening. Mmmmm, I ate lots of tiny black raspberries. So good. We also munched on hoary mountain mint and highbush blueberries (early ripe ones!).

We eventually came to our destination--just a little rocky outcropping overlooking the Drive and Loft Mountain (not in view).

Flickr pics include common milkweed, some unidentified nodding milkweed, white bergamot, soapwort, and some weird space-alien vine fruit cluster.

Tasty, spicy rice

Heat olive oil in saucepan. Throw in two sliced cloves of garlic. Sputter about. Add about a quarter cup diced vidalia onion. Stir in one cup of brown long-grain/basmati rice, stir until lightly toasted. Pour in one 7oz can of chipotle sauce. Add one and one half cans of water. Put in a handful of dried sweet pepper. Add one medium tomato, diced. Add two diced kalamata olives. Add one can of dry pigeon peas (gandules), rinsed and drained. Bring to a boil, cook til done.

Serve with sour cream. If you like, add cheese. On day two, use as enchilada filling.

Cross posted to my journal, vegetarian, and coeliac_recipes.