February 19, 2008
| Today’s hike was on the Bartram Trail in Rabun County, GA. We hiked from Sandy Ford Road for 4 miles to a point on the side of Willis Knob including the side trail out to Dicks Creek Falls and returned for a total of 8.5 miles.
HIKERS – Phil Brownrigg, Russell Burken, Jack Jacobi, Linda Johnson, Wanda Miller, Wayne Miller, Bob Presley, Donna Presley, Tony Presley, Vic Robson, Doug Russell, Jack Sander, Pom Sinnock, Faye Sisson, Bob Thompson, David Whitaker, Geri Whitaker, and Carole Wintle. TRAIL INFO. – This portion of the Bartram Trail is very nice with great woodland views along with awesome views of the Chattooga River, Warwoman Creek and Dicks Creek Falls. The trail is in excellent condition with recent trail maintenance work. Directions: Take Warwoman Road from Highway 441 in Clayton, GA and drive 5.9 miles. Then, turn right on Sandy Ford Road and continue 0.6 miles to a concrete bridge. Turn left across the bridge and continue 3.3 miles and cross the ford over Dicks Creek and continue 0.3 miles to a parking area on the left. Another great day for a hike! Cloudy to partly cloudy and breezy with temperatures ranging from the low 40’s to the low 50’s. Hiking distance – 8.5 miles Difficulty – Moderately easy with only a few hills. WILDFLOWERS IN BLOOM: none BIRDS IDENTIFIED: Pine Warbler, Carolina Chickadee, Pileated Woodpecker,Turkey Vulture, Red-Shouldered Hawk. |
 Early on, we see that it is “another great day for a hike!” |
 Here, the trail follows the beautiful Chattooga River. |
 The rock marker at Earl’s Ford Road. |
 Warwoman Ford. . |
 Now we head from Warwoman Ford toward Willis Knob. |
 The nice metal bridge across Warwoman Creek. |
 Warwoman Creek |
 A beautiful walk in the woods! |
 A tranquil spot along the Chattooga River. |
 A Wild and Scenic spot along the Chattooga River. |
 Beautiful Dicks Creek Falls. |
 The OFHC gang for today’s hike (l-r front)David Whitaker, Geri Whitaker, Donna Presley, Wanda Miller, Vic Robson, Tony Presley (l-r Standing) Doug Russell, Linda Johnson, Bob Thompson, Pom Sinnock, Carole Wintle, Faye Sisson, Russell Burken, Wayne Miller, Jack Sander, Bob Presley, Phil Brownrigg, Jack Jacobi. |