Falling Waters 9.24.13

Falling Waters   On this misty morning there were 19 hikers.  There was a pretty heavy mist on the way to the trailhead.  Windshield wipers were required, but when we arrived the mist had stopped and it was just overcast.  A great day for hiking but lousy for picture taking.  The hike distance was about 5 miles and the trail was just beautiful.  I would rate the hike as moderate.  I did take a good fall, but no damage done.  For a few pictures, click on the Falling Waters tab above.

Sluder Lane to Mulbray Pike

9.17.13  Today there were eight hikers.  The hike was very good with no unforeseen happenstances.  A couple of the hikers went really fast and finished considerably ahead of the others.  The distance was five miles and I would rate this hike as moderate.  For a couple of pictures click on the Sluder Lane tab above.

Roaring Creek

9.14.13   Joan, Gail, Gloria, Larry, Boodie, Gary and John.  Perfect weather for a hike.  There was a nice cool breeze blowing that kept the warm weather in check.  I would rate this hike as moderate.  The distance was 8.5 miles.  Lunch was had on a beautiful bluff overlooking the Tennessee River Valley with both TVA nuclear plants in the background.  The only difficulty was yellow-jackets.  Seems the hikers disturbed a nest and several of the hikers received stings.  This put a damper on an otherwise great hike.

Camp Jordan 9.1013

Camp Jordan, 9.10.13  Beautiful day for a hike around Camp Jordan.  Today there were 10 people including one new couple.  The number of hikers is remaining steady at 8-14.  Everyone had a good time on the relatively short hike of 4.4 miles.  I would rate the hike as easy.  For a couple of pictures click on the Camp Jordan tab above.

Lula Lake

9.7.13  Lula Lake    We had several new faces on this hike.  The distance was about 5 miles.  I would rate this hike as moderate.  The weather was perfect and the hike turned out great.  Lula Lake is always popular.