It was a cold start, 20s something, on the North Chickamauga Trail Saturday morning. We had a little bit of everything - icicles from the bluff dripping on the trail below, multiple waterfalls from the recent rains, many rock-hopping streams and negotiating which rocks were ice-covered and which were “safe”. Rock houses and bluffs framed one side of the trail, winter vistas of the gorge on the other side. We ascended and descended wooden stairs and ladders, crossed a boulder field and had lunch at Stevenson’s camp – refueling and resting on our rock seats. Then we pressed on to see the waterfall at Stevenson’s camp #2, crossing the stream on a “log bridge”. As we turned around to head back to the Montlake Trailhead, we encountered more TTA Hikers doing a thru-hike. Our hike was 10 miles with an elevation gain of 2080 feet. Good Job, hikers!
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