Lookout Mountain 2.23.13

Nance Jo, Nancy, Cathy, Donna, Caroline, Ed & Earl  What a fun day!  It was overcast, foggy and damp, but that didn't stop us.  The temperature was in the mid 40's. We met at Craven's House and promptly headed down the Hardy Trail. As can be seen by a couple of the pictures, it was quite foggy.  Our goal was to reach the bolder that had recently fallen off the mountain and completely blocked the trail.  We intended to then take the Mountain Beautiful Trail up the mountain making a loop and then return to Craven's House.  Unfortunately upon reaching the Mountain Beautiful Trail we found that it was closed.  We couldn't see any problem but rather than chance it we returned down the Hardy Trail to Cravens House and started in the opposite direction than we had planned.  By navigating the Upper Truck trail and a couple of other trails we finally made it back to the parking lot at Craven's House.  One section of the trail was pretty steep so I would rate the hike as moderate to severe.  The distance of the hike was originally planned to be about 4.5 miles, but with the backtracking it turned out to be just over 6 miles.  After the hike we, of course, just had to eat so we all went to the Mojo Burrito in St. Elmo.  If you would like to see a few pictures of the hike click on the Lookout Mountain tab above.

Greenway Farm 2.16.13

2.16.13  There were 11 of us on this hike.  You can see by comparing the first picture to the last that conditions varied considerably during this hike.  It started out wet and blustery and ended up quite nice.  This was a nice hike that I would rate as easy to moderate.  Some of the group took a side trail called Boy Scout and found out that it was extremely muddy and slippery.  We didn't see any deer, but the birds were out in force and singing there little hearts out.  After the hike we met at a local Mexican Restaurant and had a nice lunch, thus negating all of the calories we burned on the hike.  I think everyone had a really good time.  The distance for this hike was 4.2 miles.  For some pictures click on the Greenway Farm tab above.

Chickamauga Battlefield 2.16.13

2.16.13   Twelve hikers.  This was a really cold day for a hike.  The temperature hovered in the mid 30's and when you were crossing an open field, the wind chill was really something to contend with.  The high-point of this hike was the sighting of a herd of deer (see pictures).  We also met members of the Chattanooga Hiking Club on the trail.  They were going one way and our group was going the other.  This hike was 7 miles and rated as easy-moderate.  For a couple of pictures, click on the Chickamauga Battlefield tab above.