Eat-Hike-Eat Hike report

Many thanks go to Camille and Dick McClure for hosting this month’s Eat-Hike-Eat at the Templeton Library. We had at least 40 or more folks to join us, even in the rain. A new record. It was good to see old TTA friends and several new ones. While we all got wet, it was a lot of fun. There was a 6 mile version that ended up in Sewanee and a shorter version that stayed on top.

Special thanks go to all that helped by preparing food, or leading a hike you really made it a wonderful event (that would be Jim and Marietta Poteet and Dick McClure). I hope we did not miss anyone. Look for pictures on the website as I get them. If you have any please let me know and share some off you best with us. (If you can place them on a web share somewhere all the better e.g., Picasa, Shutterfly or Facebook). Pictures to appear later tonight. Camille we hope you have had a chance to destress your self. Thanks for going over the top.

October Meeting

The meeting was a fun filled with Mary Priestley and Sally Hubbard (and their support team of Mac and Charles resp) bring us a presentation on their "I Hiked Em All" Program for South Cumberland Recreation Area. We met at 5:00ish at Ruby Tuesdays in Tullahoma for dinner prior to the meeting.

If you have you hiked all the maintained trails in the South Cumberland State Recreation Area? Or have you hiked your favorite trails at SCSRA so many times that you have done more than 100 miles of hiking there? If so, you qualify for the “100-Miler” or the “I Hiked ’Em All ” Hiking Clubs, sponsored by the Friends of SCSRA. Qualifying hikers will receive a certificate of membership in the club, two trail map bandannas, and one year’s membership in the Friends of the South Cumberland State Recreation Area. Read the rest of the story here. and read a description of the trails Those trails are listed in this Excel file you can download

The general consensus of the 23 attendees was that we should include include a section of the 81 miles of hiking trails perhaps as often as once a month during the year.

Joette Carter, Jim Poteet and Dick McClure are are developing a slate of new officers and chairmen for our chapter. The offices include President, VP, Treasurer, Hike Coordinator -Chair and Program coordinator - Chair. Tom Bentley will continue as Past President and Webmeister.

Some Murfreesboro Hike Opportunities

Nov. 22- Barfield Crescent Park Marshall Knobs Trail, Murfreesboro, TN. 3.5 miles, Easy. Join us for another in our Beginner and Newcomer hike series. We will walk along the Marshall Knobs on both paved and path trails. Views of woods, foliage, Stones River, and rock beds await. The trip will be led by Bruce Harvey 615-494-1104 or bharvey1218@comcast.net.

Nov. 21&22-. Backpack Tennessee River Gorge segment of the Cumberland Trail. Start at Signal Point near Chattanooga and hike approximately 10 miles to the Poplar Springs campsite. Next morning we will hike approximately 4.5 miles to the Prentice Cooper parking area since a shuttle will be necessary. This section of the CT offers some of the most spectacular views of the Tennessee River Gorge. Extremely uneven terrain and a few climbs. Experienced Hikers Only! Call Sara Pollard at 615-896-5804 or spollard@mtsu.edu to register.