What a great feeling to finally get the go-ahead for outdoor Activities (albeit on a limited basis)! Score one against the Covid-19 situation.
The Hiking Group celebrated by organizing 3 hikes on June 22nd, with each restricted to a maximum of 6 participants. The venue was the Cumberland Mountain-biking trails.
Hike #1 was led by Bill Boham, who reports:
The Eastern Block and Space Nugget areas of Cumberland Forest provided a variety of terrain for our 10 km hike. Our route included the extensive boardwalks on Munday's Child trail and several sections of the meandering Rapture trail. After our hike we all gathered in No 6 Mine Park for lunch.
Click on Plotaroute to check out the trail system taken.
Hike #2 was led by Gil Moore:
During the hiatus from Group hiking, Dawn and I explored the trail system and laid out a new route that takes in both the Nikkei Mt climb and a visit to Allen Lake. Today, my group 'did' this hike in a counter-clockwise direction, heading to Allen Lake first. Due to a glitch in my phone's map app, we went astray after the lake and ended up on a new trail that, in the end, got us to Nikkei Mt. Along the way, we had the pleasure of sighting two grouse, one of which tried to divert us from its nest by doing the "I'm wounded" act, while the other took off into the bushes. It's this sort of experience that makes a hike special.
Click on route to see the trail system taken.
Hike # 3 was led by Dawn Moore:
My route took in Nikkei Mt and Allen Lake in a clockwise direction, completing the Nikkei Mt ascent early on, while we were still fresh and gung-ho! It was a good workout and, boy, was it good to be out with our Hikers again. We also sighted a grouse, on the Nikkei Mt ridge - it was a male that flew up from the bushes into a nearby tree, giving us a good look at its splendid appearance.
Photos below were taken on #3 hike.
The Hiking Group celebrated by organizing 3 hikes on June 22nd, with each restricted to a maximum of 6 participants. The venue was the Cumberland Mountain-biking trails.
Hike #1 was led by Bill Boham, who reports:
The Eastern Block and Space Nugget areas of Cumberland Forest provided a variety of terrain for our 10 km hike. Our route included the extensive boardwalks on Munday's Child trail and several sections of the meandering Rapture trail. After our hike we all gathered in No 6 Mine Park for lunch.
Click on Plotaroute to check out the trail system taken.
Hike #2 was led by Gil Moore:
During the hiatus from Group hiking, Dawn and I explored the trail system and laid out a new route that takes in both the Nikkei Mt climb and a visit to Allen Lake. Today, my group 'did' this hike in a counter-clockwise direction, heading to Allen Lake first. Due to a glitch in my phone's map app, we went astray after the lake and ended up on a new trail that, in the end, got us to Nikkei Mt. Along the way, we had the pleasure of sighting two grouse, one of which tried to divert us from its nest by doing the "I'm wounded" act, while the other took off into the bushes. It's this sort of experience that makes a hike special.
Click on route to see the trail system taken.
Hike # 3 was led by Dawn Moore:
My route took in Nikkei Mt and Allen Lake in a clockwise direction, completing the Nikkei Mt ascent early on, while we were still fresh and gung-ho! It was a good workout and, boy, was it good to be out with our Hikers again. We also sighted a grouse, on the Nikkei Mt ridge - it was a male that flew up from the bushes into a nearby tree, giving us a good look at its splendid appearance.
Photos below were taken on #3 hike.