White Oak Mtn. 6.28.16

This was an approximately 4.5 mile hike that I would rate as moderate.  The weather was very warm, in the high 80's, but there was some occasional cloud cover.  A total of seven hikers came out for this one.  Everyone had a very nice hike.  Unfortunately, there were no pictures taken so you are out of luck if you are looking.

There were only three hikers on this hike.  This is probably because the weather was so hot.  I think it was probably in the low 90's during the hike.  The hikers were Sarah, Joy and George.  After talking it over, the hike was switched from Cloudland Canyon to Soddy Gulf.  The hike was about 4.5 miles and I would rate it as moderate.  When they returned to the trailhead, George realized that he had lost his keys.  After getting a spare key to the truck, George hiked back down the trail and was lucky enough to find his keys!  If you would like to see a couple pictures, click here or on the Soddy Gulf tab above.

Little Cedar Mountain 6.21.16

It was good to see some of my friends out on this hike.  The length of this hike was about five miles and I would rate it as moderate.  There were six hikers out on this one.  It was an extremely warm day, in the low 90's, but luckily the hike was mostly under the forest canopy.  Everyone had a very good time, but I don't know if they went to lunch afterward or not.  If you would like to see a few pictures, click here or on the Cedar Mountain tab above.

Roaring Creek 6.18.16

The hike scheduled for the 18th was Roaring Creek. The two hikers today ( John & George) decided to change the hike to explore the northern end of the trail segment under construction by CTC between the Upper Leggett and Roaring Creek Trailheads (down to the planned McGill Creek bridge). The two hiked about 5 miles (approximately 3 miles on recently constructed trail, about 1.5 miles on trail to be constructed, and a little over 0.5 miles of bushwhacking (while  following blue ribbons) looking for a waterfall near the trail
During the hike we came across a three person CTC crew working on constructing the trail. While talking with the crew we learned they are working Tuesday thru Saturday each week and would welcome some volunteer helpers. If interested please contact the CTC to coordinate work time and location.
We had only one picture due to a nearly dead telephone/camera. 

River Walk 6.7.16

This walk would definitely be rated as easy.  The walk started at The Boathouse restaurant.  Therefore, the first topic of conversation was whether or not to have lunch at The Boathouse.  It was decided that this restaurant was going to be the spot.  The walk was about six miles with frequent stops to look at the scenery.  The real reason for the stops was to kill time so they could get back to The Boathouse when it opened.  There were nine people on this hike although two had to leave before lunch.  If you would like to see some pictures, click here or on the River Walk tab above.