What a beautiful day for a hike. The day was clear and cool, just the way you wanted it for a nice hike at Cloudland Canyon. There were 18 of us on this 5.2 mile hike which I would rate as easy/moderate because of the distance. It took us 3.5 hours to complete the hike. I think that this was the first time we misplaced some hikers before we even left the parking lot! After some serious mathematical calculations including several repeated head counts the problem was resolved and we headed off into the unknown. Actually it wasn't to unknown as several of us had hiked this trail before. The views were absolutely beautiful with the leaves having turned into all of the fall colors. After returning to the parking lot we headed off to lunch. Some of us chose Chinese food and others a sandwich shop, both of which were located in the Walmart parking lot in Tiptonia.
If you would like to see a bunch of photos of this hike including maps and altitude graph, click here. If you are viewing the pictures through the TTA website and having trouble, please go directly to the BLOG at www.sdctta.blogspot.com.
This weeks joke...How many of you hikers have telekinetic powers? Raise my hand!
I was the kid next door's imaginary friend.
When I was ten, my family moved to Chattanooga, TN. When I was twelve I found them.
I ran three miles the other day. Finally I said "Lady keep your purse".
Weekly Trials and Tribulations of the Scenic City Chapter of the TTA
Weekly Trials. Tribulations and Photos experienced while hiking
Hiwassee River 10.26.19
We hiked in a beautiful place today in the Hiwassee River Gorge area that is also a heavily trout stocked stream just above Reliance, Tennessee. I have spent many saturdays in the past wading and fishing in this stream. John Politte
It was a nice day (cloudy, but no rain) for walking down the stream side of the river from the Appalachia Powerhouse to an area just upstream of the bridge crossing the Hiwassee at Reliance. Members of our 4 person crew estimated the hike as about six miles in length.
We lunched at a nice streamside spot, listening to the sounds of rapids as we talked.
If you would like to see some pictures of this hike, click here. If you are trying to view the pictures through the TTA website and having trouble, please go directly to the BLOG at www.sdctta.blogspot.com.
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