December 11, 2018
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This week’s hike was on the trails at Tugaloo State Park near Lavonia, GA. HIKERS: Jenny Bell, Mike Bell, Joe Collins, Renee Corbett, Tim Hale, Bill Hunt, Bob Magee, Bruce O’Connor, Jeanne O’Connor, Tony Presley and Vic Robson. TRAIL INFO. – Tugaloo State Park offers plenty of hiking opportunites with the Sassafras Circle Trail, Muscadine Trail, Crow Tree Nature Trail along with the park roads between campgrounds and picnic areas. Nice views of Lake Hartwell are found all along the trails. Lake Hartwell has an amazing 962 miles of shoreline situated on the border of Georgia and South Carolina. Distance hiked today – 4.3 miles – difficulty level – Moderately easy with some hills . Directions: Take Highway 17 south from Toccoa for about 8 mi. and turn left on GA 328 (Gumlog RD). Continue for about 5 miles then turn left onto Tugaloo State Park Rd. and continue for 2.7 miles to the park office. Another great day for a hike! Mostly fair and co0l. Temp: in the 30’s degrees F. BIRDS IDENTIFIED: BLUE JAY, CROW, CAROLINA WREN, DOWNY WOODPECKER, RED BELLIED WOODPECKER, CAROLINA CHICKADEE, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. . Other fauna: Grey Squirrels …
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