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Bartram Trail – Highway 28 Bridge – Southward – GA – September 8, 2009 Today, we hiked the Bartram Trail from The Highway 28 Bridge on the GA side of the Chattooga River southward 5 miles to the south side of Willis Knob.(10 miles round trip) HIKERS – John Bellamy, Andy Brown, Phil Browmrigg, Chuck […]

Graveyard Fields, Black Balsam Knob – Shining Rock – NC September 1, 2009 Today, we traveled to the Blueridge Parkway between Cherokee and Asheville, NC. This area is rich with hiking trails and we hiked on the Graveyard Fields Trail, The Art Loeb Trail and the Ivestor Gap Trail to Shining Rock. Four of our

Appalachian Trail – Wayah Crest to Siler Bald- August 25, 2009 Today, we hiked on the Appalachian Trail in NC from the Wayah Crest Picnic Area to Siler Bald and the Siler Bald Shelter loop. total distance approx. 6 mi. HIKERS – John Bellamy, June Bellamy, Karen Brown, Phil Brownrigg, Greta Driggers, Jim Driggers, Dan

Chattooga River Trail – Foothills Trail – Big Bend – King Creek Falls – August 18, 2009 Today, we hiked on the northern border of SC and Georgia on the Chattooga River Trail and the Foothills Trail. Starting at the Burrells Ford parking lot, we first hiked down to the Chattooga River through the campground

Glen Falls and The Chinquapin Mountain Trail – August 11, 2009 Today, we hiked in Southwest NC on two trails. Starting at the Glen Falls parking lot, we first did the trail down to the bottom of the upper falls. Next, we came back to the parking lot and hiked the Chinquapin Mountain Trail loop

Pickens Nose, Albert Mt., Mooney Falls, Laurel Branch Falls – August 4, 2009 Today, we hiked in Southwest NC on 4 short trails. Starting at Pickens Nose Trail, then Albert Mountain by a connector trail up to the Appalachian Trail, followed by the Mooney Falls Trail and the Laurel Branch Trail. HIKERS – Andy Brown,

Dry Falls, Whiteside Mountain , Sunset Rock – NC – July 28, 2009 Today, we traveled to Highlands, NC and did several short trails. Starting at Dry Falls then Whiteside Mountain followed by the Highlands Biological Station Trails, Rhododendron Trail and Sunset Rock. HIKERS – Tonya Andrews, John Bellamy, June Bellamy, Karen Brown, Phil Brownrigg,

The Raven Cliffs Trail and Dukes Creek Trail – GA – July 14, 2009 Today’s hike was on two trails off of the Richard Russell Scenic Highway above Helen, GA. First we hiked the Raven Cliffs Falls Trail followed by the nearby Dukes Creek Falls Trail. Total distance today – 7.2 miles. HIKERS – John

The Appalachian Trail – Deep Gap to Standing Indian Mountain – July 7, 2009 Today’s hike was on the Appalachian Trail from Deep Gap (elevation 4,341 feet) on Forest Service Road 71 to the Summit of Standing Indian Mountain, NC. (elevation 5,499 feet) (total round trip 5.2 miles) HIKERS – Phil Brownrigg, Greta Driggers, Jim

The Appalachian Trail – Indian Grave Gap – Tray Mountain – June 30, 2009 Today’s hike was on the Appalachian Trail north of Helen, GA. We hiked from Indian Grave Gap to just over the summit of Tray Mountain (2nd highest peak on the GA Appalachian Trail). We were surprised by much cooler than normal