Pot Point 11.18.17

This hike was a joint hike between the Soddy Daisy Chapter and the Plateau Chapter.  There were a total of eight hikers.  Five were from the Soddy Daisy Chapter.  Deb Westervelt of the Plateau Chapter was the leader.  We thank Deb for doing such a great job.  The distance of this hike was nine miles and the hike was rated as moderate to strenuous.  The last mile being the most strenuous as it was all uphill.  The group lunched on the trail and managed to miss the rain. The rain began after the hike was completed.  If you would like to see a few pictures, click here.

Heiss Mtn. 11.11.17

There were 6 hikers on this strenuous 7.5 mile hike.  I know it was strenuous because one of the hikers told me so!  The most strenuous portion (by far) was the portion from the Little Possum Creek Bridge to the top of the adjacent mountain.  There were 5 of our club members on this hike plus one hiker from another club that occasionally hikes with us.  As we were about to begin our decent into Little Possum Gorge we ran into a previous member of our club, Larry Hill.  If you would like to see a couple additional pictures, click here.

Cumberland State Park 10.4.17

It was a cloudy, foggy day when this group left Soddy Daisy for the Cumberland Mtn. State Park.  There were seven hikers on this hike.  By the time they reached the mountain the fog had dissipated.  The group started the hike in the clockwise direction and everyone enjoyed the hike.  The hike distance was about 6 miles.  The group finished the hike at about 1:15 and then enjoyed lunch at the lodge.  I would rate this hike as moderate.  If you would like to see some pictures, click here. 

5-Points Trailhead 10.31.17

Perfect day for a hike.  A very nice lady by the name of Peggy came all the way from Indianapolis to hike with us!  There were 10 hikers on this easy to moderate hike five mile hike.  We started at the 5-Point trailhead and worked our way to the Cloudland Connector Trail.  We hiked about 2.5 miles and then turned around and came back.  If you would like to see a couple of pictures, click here. 

Craven's House

Although there were only four hikers on this hike, they were mighty in effort.  They took the Mountain Beautiful Trail up to Point Park, continued toward sunset rock, then returned via the Bluff View Trail.  The weather was perfect!  Unfortunately, there was no color to be seen on the mountain and the Kudzu was still thriving.  The hike totaled just a little under four miles and I would rate the hike as moderate.  If you would like to see more pictures, click here.