Nine happy-go-lucky hikers set out on this 5.37 mile hike.  I say happy-go-lucky as there was chatter and laughter the whole hike.  This hike lasted just about 3 hours with one stop for a snack.  When we reached my intended destination, it was decided that we should go a little further so I added 1/2 mile to the hike.  The weather cooperated fully on this hike which was mostly under the the canopy created by the trees.  This shade made it much more comfortable for a beautiful hike.  Nothing spectacular, just a green lush forest.  Following this hike we had dinner at the Purple Daisy in St. Elmo.  A good time was had by all.   

If you would like to see some pictures taken during this hike including an altitude graph, click here.

Tough hiker joke.  One hiker to another, "I didn't know you had six toes" Second hiker "Not a toe, it a blister".  

Prentice Cooper 8.7.2022

 Seven hikers were raring to go and see the sights at Prentice Cooper on Saturday.  Starting at the main trailhead, the first stop was down the stone steps to the Indian Rock House.;  We crossed numerous wet weather streams easily over the rocks and one wooden bridge missing a few boards and saw one small waterfall.  There were lots of spiders and webs!  The trail took us to another small stone door, around and under a tree, then to our destination at Lawson's Rock - a spectacular overlook of the TN river and gorge.  It was a great lunch spot though by then it was getting rather warm in the sunshine.  Refreshed by the view and refueled, we retraced our steps back to the trailhead.  The hike was so wonderful, we somehow stretched out the mileage to 7.2 miles with a hard - earned elevation gain of 1444 feet.  Good job, hikers!

If you would like to see some pictures taken during this hike, click here.