Rainbow Lake to Signal Mtn. 11.15.14

11.15.14  This was a long strenuous hike.  It started at the Rainbow Lake trailhead and then went straight to the second bridge that crosses Middle Creek.  After crossing the bridge, the group turned onto the orange trail and hiked to the Signal Mountain HS loop.  After that the hikers went to Edward's Point for lunch and finally back to the Rainbow Lake trailhead.  It was very cold, but everybody was kept warm by the difficulty of the hike.  The distance of this hike was 9.5 miles.  If you would like to see a few pictures, click here or on the Rainbow Lake tab above.  

Fort Mountain State Park 11.8.14

11.8.14   Where was everybody?  There were only three people on this eight mile hike!  The three souls were George, Don and Tom.  It was a great hike and the weather was excellent for hiking.  Since this hike was in Georgia, it required some driving time so the hike actually started at 10:40 and finished at 3:40.  There were several beautiful overlooks on this trail.  I would rate the hike as moderate.  Thank you George for the excellent pictures.  If you would like to see a few pictures taken along the trail click here or on the Fort Mountain tab above.

Signal Mtn. H.S. to Hwy. 27

11.1.14    It was pretty cold and blustery on this hike.  Snow had fallen and was pretty on the trees and plants along the side of the trail.  The snow did not stick on the trail so that other than the leaves, the trail was easy to follow.  There were eight brave souls out today on this hike.  Lunch was had at the Suck Creek Bridge on their way back from Hwy. 27.  For a few pictures, click here or on the Signal Mountain tab above.

Soddy Ball Field to Heiss Mtn.

10.28.14    For the Tuesday hike we carpooled from the Soddy Ball Field parking lot to the Heiss Mtn Rd trailhead.  The weather was perfect for taking a leisurely Fall stroll from the trailhead to the Big Possum Creek Bridge and back.  The Fall colors were vibrant with their reds, yellows and all colors in between.  There were twelve of us that enjoyed the morning outing and although the hike distance was only approximately 3 miles there and back it was well worth our time.  I have to give kudos to my very good friend Bob McGavock for getting up off of his death bed (well maybe not his death bed but he did have surgery on his shoulder last week) and joining us for the hike.  I would say that he easily won our club’s hiker of the day award if we had one since he travelled the whole distance with us without incurring any more damage to his shoulder.  It was also nice to have his son Bob with us on this outing, come to think of it they may be eligible for another award as the first father/son team to make one of our hikes.  I will have to research further on that one but all in all we had a great day for a hike.  Please try and get out to enjoy the colors on any trail available to you, it will be well worth your time.  Happy Hiking!  For some pictures of the hike click here or on the Soddy Ball Field tab above.

North Chick. Loop

10.21.14    There were 10 people on the North Chick Loop Hike. The hike was scheduled for only 3 miles, but it was decided to do a little more so the total was 5 miles.  There were several trees down that the group had to go under or over.   They have been down since before June when the area was supposedly shut down to work on the trail.  I wonder what they meant by "work on the trail".  It seems pretty basic that trees down would constitute necessary work and that they would be removed.  I guess it was not important enough to whomever closed the trail!  The weather held and I would rate the trail as moderate.  For a few pictures click here, or on the North Chick. Loop tab above.
Thank you George for the report.