Savage Gulf Loop 7.31.18

Seven hardy souls braved the threat of rain and hiked the Savage Day Loop on Tuesday, July 31st. We left Durham Street under low hanging clouds and arrived at the trailhead under beautiful blue skies. However, about 2/3 of the way through the loop, the sunshine disappeared and we pulled out our ponchos to protect against two fairly brief showers. The falls did nor reward us with much water but John showed us a picture he had from the last time he was there and it was running full.

The hike was followed by an excellent lunch at the Dunlap Café.

If you would like to see a few pictures, click here.

Greeter Falls 7.24.18

What a great day for a hike and what a great hike.  Several of the hikers had never been to this location before.  The temperature was cooler than normal and overcast which made for a great hiking day.  We had 12 hikers on this 3.5 mile hike.  I would rate this hike as moderate.  Mostly the hike was easy, but there were a couple of challenging places.  Both of the falls in this area were flowing, and this made for some beautiful scenery.  The hike lasted about two hours and forty five minutes, plus travel time.  Following the hike, we had lunch at the Cagle Mtn. Cafe where the prices were very reasonable. Our hike coordinator, Trish, is doing a very good job of finding us new hikes.  If you would like to see some photos of the hike and falls, click here. 

Fall Creek Falls 7.17.18

It was a beautiful day for a hike.  We typically don't drive this far for a short hike, but it is great to chat on the way up.  On the way back, some of us fell asleep in the car, so it was a little quieter.  It had been raining prior to our hike so some patches of the trail, especially the rocks, were a little slippery.  This 3 mile hike was rated as easy except for the very beginning where we decided to hike down to the falls. This involved a lot of steps and walking on wet rocks.  There was very little water coming over the falls today.  We did see a deer and her fawn standing in the woods which is quite unusual.  She didn't seem to concerned about us.  On the way back we had a great lunch, but for the life of me I can't remember the name of the restaurant.  If one of the hiker reads this and remembers, let me know and I will insert the name.  I was reminded, the name of the restaurant was The Cookie Jar.  If you would like to see some pictures, click here.  I have included a map showing just where we hiked.

Snooper's Rock 7.14.18

Only two hikers showed up for the scheduled Prentice Cooper hike. The hike was a six miler from Snoopers Rock to the natural bridge and return. 

The two hikers were John (the hike leader) and Cynthia (a newcomer to our club hikes).

The weather started out as overcast and humid- but the temperatures were in the 80's for the entire hike. We maintained a good pace and finished the hike at about 1pm.

I would rate this hike as moderately strenuous.

If you would like to see a few nice pictures from John, click here.

Lookout Mtn. 7.11.18

Again, a very nice hike organized and let by Trish, our hike coordinator.  Thank you Trish.  There were 10 of us on this 3.2 mile hike, 3 men and 7 women.  In this day and age, I guess I shouldn't differentiate, but being old, please excuse this political blunder. I would rate the hike as easy.  As you can see from the altitude picture, the beginning of this hike was slightly uphill, but not really bad.  The rest of the hike was through beautiful green forest.  It was warm, but we were in the shade almost the whole time.  Following the hike we at lunch at the Purple Daisy as suggested by our lunch coordinator, Renee.  If you would like to see a few pictures, including just where we hiked, click here.