IT'S ANNUAL MEETING TIME AGAIN!

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Once each year, TTA members from all across the state gather for a weekend of fun, food, and fellowship. In addition to the hikes offered each day, there will be entertainment, chapter exhibits, silent and live auctions, and our Annual Meeting of the membership, where we will elect Officers and Board Members, hear about TTA developments, and present several awards recognizing individuals or organizations for their outstanding contributions to the furtherance of TTA’s missions and goals.
The hosts for the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Trails Association will be members of the Murfreesboro, Highland Rim, and Columbia/Franklin Chapters. This year's event will be held from Friday, October 28, through Sunday, October 30, at the DuBose Conference Center located in Monteagle, Tennessee.
The Registration deadline is October 1. Click here to retrieve and print the Registration Form.
The schedule for the weekend follows. Note that Monteagle is on Central Time. Also, all times shown are subject to change, so you should check back frequently for updates.
http://www.tennesseetrails.org/agm/agm.php

Fifth Saturday Work at Short Springs

July 30,2011 Short Springs Work Day

 Five volunteers from the Highland Rim Chapter of the Tennessee Trails Association and Friends of Short Springs Natural Area met at the Short Springs parking lot for the traditional trail improvement workday. As there was concern about vandalism and theft of auto contents Stuart Coulter had brought a tent shelter and a chair and stayed to guard the cars. It was raining gently and we thought that it would surely stop soon. The planned task of chain saw clearing the Laurel Bluff of a downed tree was aborted because of the rain. Tom and Joan Hartvigsen and Wally and Pat Bigbee chose to go on with the task of creating a stone walkway in Machine Creek just down river from the falls. Pat and Joan did some clearing of the brush along the riverbank trail but Joan stopped because of the rain and possibility of a slip and fall on wet rocks. Tom and Wally soon were very wet but were successful in moving stones from the creek bed to make the walkway upstream on the right side. The rock ledge part of the trail is slippery when wet and could use an anchored metal post aluminum wire hand line for safety. Workers returned to the parking lot where Stuart reported no suspicious activity. Thanks to all those participating. - Outing coordinator -Wally Bigbee

Robert Davis - Progress on AT

These are notes from Robert:
August 3, 2011 -Robert Davis: Been out of service in Glencliff. Now in Rutland headed for cold river rd to give trail magic.
July 20, 2011 - Made it to Pinkham Notch. Have about 15 miles to get thru the Whites.> Resting at the White Moutain House Hostel in Gorham, NH.

The movie is also from Robert Davis on an E-H-E hike last winter. Just have faith that the heat will pass and once again we will have snow.

  You might want to send him a note from time to time [mailto:santashelper2007@yahoo.com]