Leggett Road to Rock Creek

1.7.12  Nance Jo, Earl  Even though it was forecast for rain, we met at the lower Leggett Road parking lot.  Nance Jo and Earl were scheduled for the hike to Rock Creek and return.  The rest of the group of nine were going to go past Rock Creek on to Retro Hughs Road where there was a car staged.  The rain began shortly after beginning the hike and continued off and on throughout.  We were prepared and the rain really didn't cause us much difficulty except to slow us down slightly.  We had a good time and ate our snack next to Rock Creek.  This was an easy hike of 2.4 miles.  To see a few pictures, click here or on the Leggett Road tab above. 

Hotwater Road (Cumberland Trail)

1.6.12  Nance Jo, Earl  Today was scheduled to be a workday on the Cumberland Trail.  We arrived early before Tony Hook and his gang of workers, so we decided to go ahead and do some blazing with the new plastic markers.  It was a fantastic day for hiking with the temperature in the upper 50s.  We marked the trail in both directions going about 2.4 miles in before we ran low on markers.  We then hiked out for a total of 4.8 miles.  Tony Hook's crew has built a boardwalk over one of the wetter sections of the trail.  The boardwalk is not quite finished, but will be next time the crew goes out.  This will be in about one week.  For a few pictures, click here or on the Hotwater Road tab above. 

Booker T. Washington State Park

01.03.12  Nance Jo, McBob, Earl  The first hike of the new year.  Brrrr was it cold.  It was in the twenties when we started and barely into the thirties when we finished.  It was also very windy which made it seem even colder.  Despite this, we had a great hike.  We had beautiful views on a bright sunny day.  We only saw one other hiker on the trail.  The distance was 4.1 miles.  To see a couple of pictures click on the Booker T. tab above of here.