Another great day for a hike. There were ten hikers in a combination hike of the Soddy Daisy and Highland Rim chapters. The sky was blue and the temperature just about perfect for this 2.7 mile hike which took us 2 hours and 23 minutes. Most of the hike was along the Big Fiery Gizzard Creek. The water was flowing nicely allowing for many small waterfalls. The only negatives were roots and rocks which we encountered most of the way. Of course the bridge was still down so we were unable to cross the creek. There has been a lot of work put into this trail along the way with informative stations explaning what the CCC had accomplished. One aspect of this trail that was really surprising to me was the absolute lack of trash along the entire route and also there was no graffiti anywhere to be found at the Indian Rock House. Joan of the Highland Rim Chapter led the hike at a very gentle pace assuring that it was less likely anyone would trip and fall. One unusual aspect of this hike was that there was a great abundance of Lady Slippers in large groupings along the trail. The hikers then continued to the Grundy Lakes trail for another short hike. Unfortunately I was unable to remain and do this hike.
If you would like to see some photos taken during this hike including maps and altitude graph, click here. If you are trying to view the photos through the TTA website and having trouble, please go directly to the blog at www.sdctta.blogspot.com.