Rock Island State Park Outing, March 23, 2024. We enjoyed a full day a beautiful Rock Island State Park. We visited Great Falls and Twin Falls and saw spring wildflowers. We Hiked Downstream Trail, Eagle Trail, Bluff Trail and Collins river Nature Trail. We enjoyed our lunch at Badger Flat Picnic Area along Caney Fork River. We hiked along the cascading Caney Fork River and Collins river. We saw TVA's Great Falls dam releasing vast amounts of water into Caney Fork River Gorge. We visited with Ranger Evan Greene. Our fifteen hikers were from Scenic City, Highland Rim and Murfreesboro Chapters. Our hikers were Connie Lusk, Antonella Riveolta, Randy Medley, Dave Gram Julie Roberts, David Markley, Will Latham, Tome McElhone, Betsy Darken, Anna Lina Buckley, Margie Schumacher, Ray Schumacher, Jeanie Coulter, Stuart Coulter, and Taylor Gregory. Joan Hartvigsen was the hike leader.
Have you heard of the new sport called silent tennis? It is exactly like regular tennis but without the racquet.