Cloudland Canyon West Rim

We had another large group for this hike, 19 brave individuals.  The day was a bit overcast, but the temperature was just about perfect.  As usual there was some disagreement about just how long this hike was.  Some said 6 1/2 miles others about five miles.  My GPS registered 5.06 miles.  I think 5 miles is pretty close.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it!  From all the chatter, I think everyone had a great time as there were lots of overlooks with great views.  I would rate this hike as easy-moderate.  I showed 4.0 mph as the fastest we walked with 2.1 mph as the moving average.  The overall average was 1.4 and this included rest and snack stops.  The time of the hike was 3 hrs 43 minutes.  If you multiply 1.4 times the overall time, you get pretty close to five miles.  After the hike, as usual, we had a delightful lunch.  This time it was at the Pigeon Mountain Grill.  If you would like to see a bunch of pictures, a map of the hike as well as an altitude graph, click here.

North Chickamauga Gorge 10.20.18

Todays hike started out as a rainy day. We were scheduled to do a 10 mile hike at Snow Falls, but since it started out as a rainy, messy day, the two hikers (Tom and John) decided to change the hike to a 6 miler at North Chickamauga Creek.

I hadn't been to North Chick in about 2 years and Tom had never been there.

It turned out that the rainy messy day turned into a mostly cloudy day on a wet trail in a very pretty place. I had almost forgotten how pretty the North Chick gorge is and I hope to get back there more often.

I would rate this hike as fairly strenuous. 

If you want to see some great pictures courtesy of Tom and John, click here.