Miscl Pictures by George

3.4.12  George took some great pictures and sent them to me.  They include pictures from Lula Lake, Soddy Creek and Raccoon Mountain.  I was not present on the Soddy Creek or Raccoon Mountain so many thanks to George for the pictures. 

Lula Lake

2.25.12  Nance Jo, Kathy, Lulu, Robert, Carl, George and Earl.  Almost a perfect day for a hike.  Just a little windy and cold in the shade.  Thanks to George and Bob, there was an article in the Free Press today about hiking with our chapter.  This brought some new hikers to meet with us and go for a walk.  The day was crystal clear so the view from the ridge was excellent. We all had a good time I think as there was considerable good natured conversation as we hiked along.  George new the trail well and we had a good course.  I would rate this hike as easy and we went about 5 miles.  For a few pictures click here or on the Lula Lake tab above. 

Signal Point to Rainbow Lake

2.21.12 Nance Jo, Pat, Renee and Earl  With the cloud cover as it was, the picture opportunity from the main viewing spot at Signal Point was exceptional.  The sun was shining through the clouds over Chattanooga making it a beautiful sight.  Shortly after beginning the hike we saw a red fox cross in front of us.  He looked in very good shape, but was moving to fast for a picture.  There was a lot of water flowing over the dam at Rainbow Lake and that is where we had our snack.  We found an off trail spot leading down to Middle Creek which we explored and Rainbow Falls was flowing beautifully even though we didn't take the difficult trip to the base.  The hike was about 4 miles and I would rate it as easy.  For a couple of pictures, click here or on the Rainbow tab up above. 

Flipper Bend

2.18.12  Nance Jo, Linda, Mattie, McBob, John, Carl, Earl.  Nice day for a hike.  Not too hot or too cold.  We had two newcomers, Linda and Mattie who decided to come after reading about a hike in the paper.  We were glad to have them even if they weren't quite prepared.  They hiked in with us a little over a mile and decided to turn back.  Since Flipper Bend can be quite confusing we made sure they had good instructions and phone numbers to call if they became confused on the trail.  They made it just fine and we hope to see them again.  The rest of us continued onward until we reached a point to have our snack.  At this point Nance Jo and Earl decided to return and the rest continued onward to do one of the loops.  Nance Jo and Earl covered about 7.25 miles while McBob and his crew covered a little over 9 miles.  Everyone had a good time I think.  I would rate the hike as easy and if you would like to see a couple of pictures, click on the Flipper Bend tab up above or here.

Blue Blazes Trail

2.14.12  Nance Jo, Renee, George and Earl.  Happy Valentines Day!  Today's hike was a short one.  Blue Blazes is a short trail only 1.5 miles long in the form of a loop.  Therefore, to make some distance, we hiked it one way, then turned around and hiked it the other direction.  The weather was OK with a very slight amount of misting.  Parts of the trail were a little muddy and we all got our shoes dirty.  After the hike we went to Firehouse subs and regained the calories we had burned.  The length of the hike was three miles and I would rate it as easy.  For a few pictures, click here or on the Blue Blazes tab above.