August 19, 2003
| hikers – John Bellamy, Terry Doyle, Steve Jordan, Wayne Miller, Rick Porter-Whitmire, Bob Presley, Tony Presley, Doug Russell, Bob Thompson.
Trail access – The parking lot is on the GA side of the HWY 28 Bridge at the Chattooga River. We hiked south toward Warwoman Dell. Another beautiful hiking day! Partly Cloudy – humid – temperature ranged from 74-84 degrees F. Distance 10 miles r.t. easy with some gentle hills. Wildflowers viewed – Cardinal Flower, Black-eyed Susans, Spider wort, Cranefly Orchid, Spotted Jewel Weed, Joe Pye Weed, Starry Campion, Asiatic Day Flower, Heal All, Phlox, Elephant’s Foot, Sneezeweed. Fauna identified – Pileated Woodpecker, Veery, Crow, Carolina Wren. |
 The marker at the parking lot at GA Hwy. 28 bridge. |
 A peaceful morning view from the footbridge across the West Fork Chattooga River. |
 We came across these Cardinal Flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) about a mile into the hike. |
 A very old (antique) abandoned hay baler near an old homestead on the banks of the Chattooga River. |
 Also near the old homestead is a tall pine forest (mostly devastated by the Southern Pine Beetle). |
 All of the creeks and streams have nice footbridges. |
 A typical trail-side view of the Chattooga River. |
 Our group’s lunch-break photo. (5 miles out) (seated l-r) Bob Presley, Wayne Miller, and Steve Jordan. (standing l-r) Tony Presley , Doug Russell, Rick Porter-Whitmire, Bob Thompson, John Bellamy, and Terry Doyle. |