There were 13 people (6 cars) that met in Ooltewah for the trip to Black Rock Mt. We stopped at a good restaurant in Clayton for lunch and then to Tallulah Gorge for our first hike. At the ranger station we saw a film about the gorge and then we were off to explore it. The pictures don’t do it justice. It was absolutely gorgeous. It wasn’t a long Hike, but we had to traverse 320 stairs down to the suspension bridge, went across it and then 320 stairs back up the other side. Very much worth the effort. From there we went to our cabin on top of (literally) Black Rock Mountain. We had 3 cabins with views of the whole mountain range. We all brought appetizer type food for dinner, so we settled down and had an evening of good food and good friendship.
Day-2, Beautiful day in an enchanted forest of waterfalls, rhododendrons, Laurel and blooming wildflowers. Afternoon involved a hike around the crest of Black rock Mountain State Park. Distance was short but with lots of elevation changes and with spectacular views of the mountains on all sides. The day ended with a few aches and pains and full hearts.
Day 3, After breakfast (we tried to finish most of our leftovers) we packed and left Black Rock Mountain. We stopped for our last hike at moccasins state park - Hemlock Falls Trail. It was an easy 4 mile round trip. Filled with beautiful laurels, rhododendrons and a stream that we followed to the falls. From there we said our good byes and we split up. Six of us took advantage of being close to Helen and went there for lunch.
Thanks Trich for putting together such great hikes.
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