First off, I am ashamed to say, I belong to a hiking club that consists of a bunch of wimps. Yep, you heard me right, wimps. The morning of the hike there was a 36% chance of rain and only 5 hikers showed up and this was a joint hike with the Highland Rim Chapter. The next time the is chance of rain and the regulars don't show, I going to start taking some very unflattering pictures of those unnamed individuals and posting said pictures in the Blog. So there, haw.
The five of us enjoyed an hours drive into Alabama to Tullahoma. It was an overcast drive with some rainy spells. We did arrive a little late, but the 5 hikers from Highland Rim were ready. We took off on a 5.3 mile hike that lasted 4 hrs. and 17 minutes. This hike was rated as moderate. This it definitely was. There were lots of ups and downs and by the end of the hike I was completely bushed. If you look at the map, you will see were were very glad we had a leader that new their way around. We did get a couple of short spells of a little rain. Being the rough and tough blogger that I am I didn't even put my rain coat on! This was an exception wildflower hike with lots of stops to view and identify the flowers. Also, It seemed as if there were water falls around every corner. Too many to name! Joan, our hike leader did an exceptional job in keeping us from getting lost as there were lots of intersections. Thank you Joan! This was an exception hike with the final couple of miles really taking their toll on my legs.
Following the hike we stopped at a local BBQ spot called Piggy's and had a great lunch. It was an excellent day even though it was overcast most of the time.
If you would like to see some pictures, an altitude graph and maps, click here.
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