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King Creek Falls, Yellow Branch Falls, Stumphouse Tunnel August 7, 2007 Today’s hike was on three trails in northwest SC. First, we hiked a loop of the Foothills Trail from Burrell’s Ford Campground parking lot to King Creek Falls and back down to the Chattooga River trail past Burrell’s Ford on the river back up […]

Whiteside Mt., Glenn Falls- NC July 31, 2007 Today’s hike was on several shorter trails in the Highlands, NC area. First, we traveled to Whiteside Mountain and did the nice 2+ mile loop over the awesome rock cliffs at the summit of the mountain. Next, we visited the Highlands Botanical Garden and walked their nature

Raven Cliffs Trail July 24, 2007 Today’s hike was on the Raven Cliffs Trail north of Helen, GA accessed from the Richard Russell Scenic Highway. . HIKERS – John Bellamy, June Bellamy, Phil Brownrigg, Chuck Crisp, Bill Hunt, Sharon Horwitz, Jack Jacobi, Linda Johnson, Wayne Miller, Bruce O’Connor, Jeanne O’Connor, Bob Presley, Donna Presley, Tony

Appalachian Trail – Deep Gap to Standing Indian, NC July 17, 2007 Today’s hike was on the Appalachian Trail from Deep Gap to the summit of Standing Indian Mountain in the Nantahala National Forest of NC. Standing Indian is a giant of a mountain with an elevation of 5,499 ft. According to Cherokee myth, the

Chinquapin Mountain Trail – Highlands, NC July 10, 2007 Today’s hike was on the Chinquapin Mountain Trail including the loop trail up to “The Mountain” Retreat Center near Highlands, NC. We enjoyed the 5 lookout points along the rim of the mountain and continued up to the Retreat for our lunch break. HIKERS – Phil

Jack’s Knob Trail – Brasstown Bald, GA July 3, 2007 Today’s hike was on the Jack’s Knob Trail up to the summit of Brasstown Bald (Georgia’s highest peak at 4,784 ft.) On clear days, the spectacular 360-degree view from atop the mountain allows you to see four states, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Sosebee Cove and The Coosa Backcountry Trail – GA June 26, 2007 Today’s hike was in two segments. We hiked the short trails at Sosebee Cove followed by a longer hike on the nearby Coosa Backcountry Trail. Total hike approx. 6 miles. HIKERS – John Bellamy, June Bellamy, Phil Brownrigg, Sandra Green, Jack Jacobi, Dick

Rabun Bald – Bartram Trail – GA June 19, 2007 Today’s hike was on the Bartram Trail to the summit of Rabun Bald (Georgia’s second highest peak at 4,696 ft.). We split into two groups with some doing the longer hike from Hale Ridge Road (8.4 mi. round trip) and the others doing the hike

Blood Mountain – Byron Reese Trail – Freeman Trail – Appalachian Trail June 12, 2007 Today’s hike was a loop from Byron Herbert Reese Park up to the Appalachian Trail intersection at Flat Rock Gap and around to the other side of Blood Mountain on the Freeman Trail to Bird Gap. From here we continued

Thompson River – Foothills Trail, SC, NC June 5, 2007 Today’s hike was on the Foothills Trail from the Bad Creek Parking lot to the Thompson River Foot-bridge. Total – 7.2 miles out and back. HIKERS – John Bellamy, June Bellamy, Bill Hunt, Jack Jacobi, Wanda Miller, Wayne Miller, Lynne Porter-Whitmire, Bob Presley, Donna Presley,