Virgin Falls TTA

We had two chapters represented on our out and back hike to Virgin Falls, and it was a hot day to be hiking in March. We saw lots of beautiful wildflowers along the way. We explored Sheep Cave and all the waterfalls we passed were flowing nicely. We left our packs at our lunch spot and hiked to the top of Virgin Falls. Coming down was tricky in the narrow passage, but we all made it.  

Hikers were Jean Breuer, Craig McBride, Lora McBride, Sara Pollard and from Clarksville Evelyn Bishop, Cinde Jones, Paula Sanders, Steve Turner and Deborah White.

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TTA Backpack Cumberland trail

 

Eight of us backpacked the Graysville and Laurel/Snow pocket wilderness segments of the Cumberland trail. It was a very hot weekend! We started at Roaring Creek trailhead and headed North. Enjoying the waterfalls, overlooks, and rock formations. We set up camp about a mile before Hwy 30 with a good water source, flat area, and a campfire. Sunday we contiued on across Hwy 30 and dropped down into the Morgan Creek gorge. Wonderful display of wildflowers all the way down the mountain. We crossed Morgan Creek and followed Richland Creek up to the campground and back down to the parking area. It was around 16 miles.

Backpackers were: Sara Pollard, Cynthia Skidmore, ,Cindy Strang, Curtis Thomas, Bryan Tauchen, Jean Breuer, Craig McBride, and Lora McBride.

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