OFHC 2003 Hikes

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

Panther Creek Trail Hike 1/27/03 – temp. 25 F Hikers – Jack Jacobi, Steve Jordan, Wayne Miller, Dan Ross, Doug Russell, Bob Presley, Tony Presley, Bob Thompson, David Whitaker The trail head at Panther Creek Park on old HWY 441 near Tallulah Falls, GA. This popular trail is beautiful as it follows Panther Creek for

Cow Rock – Appalachian Trail – GA 1/7/03 hikers – John Bellamy, Bob Presley, Tony Presley, Leigh Ann Miller, Wayne Miller, Dan Ross, Wenferd Shedd, and David WhitakerA frigid day! 25deg F – Winds gusting to 30mph! Beautiful frosted, ice-coated mountains. Tesnatee Gap on GA hwy 348. A beautiful but cold hike in the mountains.