Dunlap Coke Ovens TTA

 Scenic City chapter hike led by Tom, 17 hikers. Mr. Carson Camp met us in the parking lot to welcome us and invite us into the museum. He is a historian of this area and a talented photographer. He owns a lot of the area surrounding the musuem property and shared the history of coal mining along with interesting stories of the coke ovens production and miners stories. He gave us maps of the trails and lots of info about the trails, and we were wishing he could walk with us to guide us thru history. 

We climbed the steep steep incline trail to Hanging Rock, and beyond to the waterfall, and the bluff view of the Sequatchie Valley. Back down then to another climb to see the Grand View. Me, Cynthia, Mark and Randy got a little adventurous, and rock hopped to a huge boulder to see a view from higher up. Watched a groundhog scurry into the rock crevice, but he wouldn't come out to play. Climbing back down was a little sketchy, but we made it safely. Then down, down to the creek, saw some wildflowers here, anemone, chickweed, and buckeye was starting to bloom. 

After the hike some of us gathered at the Sequatchie Valley Brewing Company. Good times with good friends. 

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