This Saturday morning, 15 enthusiastic hikers met at the trail in Graysville, TN. Upon arrival at the trailhead, the temperature was a cool 65 degrees, with overcast skies and a slight breeze from the west. A great morning for a hike. After instructions from Tim Booth, hike leader and group picture, the “troop” meandered the trail, crossed Brayton Mtn. Road, viewed the awesome Roaring Creek and then back into the woods. The trail had many ups and downs and lots of awesome sights, especially the mountain views to the east. At about the 2.2-mile marker, the much-anticipated McGill Creek was in the clearing to the south, with the rushing sounds of water gushing downstream. What a beautiful sound! Shortly, everyone arrived at the bridge. At this point, Betsy Darkin lead the team across the bridge & further southwest – across the “boulder fields” and down to the falls. Here, lunch and snacks were enjoyed. About half of the group then proceeded back to the bridge, while the other half continued slightly further on the trail enjoying further views of the creek. Once the full group was back at the bridge, Tim Booth led the group back to the trailhead. On the return trip, the sun decided to break through the clouds, and it started to warm up nicely but still very comfortable. Everyone seemed to have a great time. The only thing missing was the ice cream at the end of the hike. Enjoy the pictures.
If you would like to see some nice pictures taken during this hike, click here.
I do all my own stunts, just never intentionally.