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Sosebee Cove and Coosa Backcountry Trail 5/13/03 hikers – John Bellamy, Jack Jacobi, Steve Jordan, Bob Presley, Tony Presley, Dan Ross, Doug Russell, Jack Slaton, Bill Taylor, Bob Thompson Trail access Hwy. 180 near Wolfpen Gap and Vogel State Park. Sosebee Cove Trail is very short but is known for abundant wildflowers and large trees […]

Bartram Trail – Buckeye Creek – N.C. 4/29/03 hikers – Jack Jacobi, Wayne Miller, Steve Jordan, Bob Presley, Tony Presley, Doug Russell, Bob Thompson Trail access Buckeye Creek near Otto, NC. Another beautiful hiking day! Clear to partly cloudy – temperature ranged from 65-80 degrees F.. (11 mile round trip) Wildflowers viewed – Trillium (Catesbys

Siler Bald – Appalachian Trail – N.C. 4/22/03 hikers – John Bellamy, Jack Jacobi, Wayne Miller, Bob Presley, Tony Presley, Dan Ross,Doug Russell,Bill Taylor,Bob Thompson Trail access from Hwy. 64W. near Franklin, NC. Another beautiful hiking day! Clear to partly cloudy and breezy – temperature ranged from 45-55 degrees F.. (8.6 mile round trip) Wildflowers

Rabun Bald – Bartram Trail 4/15/03 hikers – John Bellamy, Jack Jacobi, Wayne Miller, Tony Presley Doug Russell,Bill Taylor,Bob Thompson David Whitaker Trail access from Hale Ridge Rd. near Scaly Mountain, NC. Another beautiful hiking day! Clear to partly cloudy – temperature ranged from 55-72 degrees F.. (8.4 mile round trip) This is our starting

Tate City – Chimney Rock Trail – Standing Indian Mountain, N.C. 4/1/03 hikers – John Bellamy, Jack Jacobi, Steve Jordan, Wayne Miller, Bob Presley, Tony Presley Dan Ross, Doug Russell, Jack Slaton, David Whitaker Trail access above Tate City, GA where the road dead-ends into the trail head parking lot. A strenuous hike which includes

Appalachian Trail (GA) – Dick’s Creek Gap – Plumorchard Gap 3/25/03 hikers – Jack Jacobi, Steve Jordan, Wayne Miller, Bob Presley, Dan Ross, Doug Russell, David Whitaker A fairly strenuous section of the A.T. with lots of elevation change. Trail access on Hwy. 76 west of Clayton, GA Another beautiful hiking day – clear –

Appalachian Trail (GA) – Cooper Gap – Hightower Gap 3/12/03 Hikers – John Bellamy,Ray Cowan, Terry Doyle,Jack Jacobi, Steve Jordan, Wayne Miller, Bob Presley, Tony Presley, Bob Thompson, Doug Russell, Wenferd Shedd, David Whitaker A strenuous section of the A.T. with lots of elevation change. Beautiful hiking day – clear – 70 deg F –

Appalachian Trail (GA) – Gooch Gap – Cooper Gap 3/4/03 hikers – John Bellamy, Terry Doyle,Wayne Miller, Bob Presley,Tony Presley, Bob Thompson, Dan Ross, David WhitakerNice hiking day – partly cloudy – 50deg F. This is the sign at Gooch Gap. We encountered 40 thru-hikers! Here, we talk to a couple of guys from Florida.

Appalachian Trail (GA) – Woody Gap – Gooch Gap 2/25/03 hikers – Terry Doyle, Bill Hess, Jack Jacobi, Steve Jordan, Wayne Miller, Dan Ross, Tony Presley, Bob Presley, Bob Thompson, Bill Taylor A cool and cloudy day, but a pleasant day to hike! We saw 13 thru-hikers on their way to Maine! Trail sign near

Smith Creek Trail Hike 2/11/03 hikers – Jack Jacobi, Steve Jordan, Wayne Miller, Dan Ross, Doug Russell, Bob Presley, Bob Thompson, David Whitaker The trail head at the Little Brook Camping Area at Unicoi State Park near Helen, GA. The nice woodland trail is moderately easy as it proceeds 5 miles to the falls. As