Sunday, December 30 Seven hikers braved the cold for a mystery hike to check out the flood damage at Paint Creek from Paint Rock to Dudley Falls.

Friday, December 28 We had a big turnout for the Christmas Party. Many thanks to Andy Daniels for her hospitality. Andy has decided to step down after serving as president of the club for three years. Ned Sanders was elected as the new president and Peggy Moore was elected as secretary. Two new board members were elected for the coming year: Pam Shelton and Sid Blomberg.

Sunday, December 16 Four bikers rode from the boat launch to the River Plantation and back in Del Rio, Tennessee, a total of fifteen miles.

Saturday, December 15 We had seven hikers along for the hike to Hensley's Settlement on the Chadwell Gap Trail close to Middlesboro Kentucky. The total hike was about eight miles and the first three miles was a very strenuous climb to the ridgetop. The group also visited the Martin's Gap Shelter and the Glacier Girl P-38 Mustang, which is a World War II airplane that was rescued from 250 feet of ice and is currently being restored in Middlesboro.

Sunday, December 9 Six hikers showed up for the Mystery Hike and the group chose to drive to Hot Springs, NC and climb to Lover's Leap on the Appalachian Trail. Then the group continued on the AT until the junction with the Pump Gap Loop was reached for the descent to the trailhead.

Saturday, December 8 On a dreary day, six hikers left the Horse Creek Campground and hiked up the jeep road to the Poplar Cove Trail. After hiking a mile on Poplar Cove, the group took the Sarvis Cove Trail and climbed to the junction with the AT on Cold Springs Mountain. The group then returned to the trailhead via the Jeep Road. Sarvis Cove was untouched by the summer floods and is relatively easy to navigate although an extremely strenuous climb. The jeep road sustained major wash outs on the lower parts and the total length is very rocky and hard on the knees.

Sunday, December 2 Many Thanks to all the people who participated in the Greeneville Christmas Parade. The Greeneville Hiking Club had the honor of being the "lead-off" unit for this year's parade, titled "A Patriotic Christmas!" Two members preceeded the group carrying our Club Banner. They were followed by a fife player, drummer and flag-bearer carrying a Revolutionary War Flag who portrayed the famous painting "The Spirit of '76." Then came the main group of 39 people who carried a huge American Flag. We were blessed with a beautiful, warm and sunny day and everyone seemed to enjoy the event.

Sunday, November 25 Nine members of the Greeneville Hiking Club drove to Camp Creek Bald and surveyed and did some light maintenance on our adopted section of the Appalachian Trail along with the relocation.

Saturday, November 24 Beacuse of the closing of Hwy. 441 through the Smokies, the Road Prong/Chimmey Top Loop hike had to be postponed. Six hikers drove, instead, to Cataloochee Valley and hiked the Palmer Creek Trail. After the hike, 15 elk were grazing along the paved roadway.

November 15-18 We had eight participants along for the canoe trip to the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia. Click on : Okefenokee Swamp Trip to view the photo album and accompanying acticle .

Sunday, November 11 There were fourteen hikers and two dogs along for the hike to check out flood damage on the Cold Spring Mountain Road and the Pete's Branch Trail. The group found the road to be washed away in several places but the creek crossing are much easier than before. The Pete's Branch Trail is in good condition and was pretty much untouched by the flood. The extremely dry conditions have reduced the waterfall to a mere trickle.

Saturday, November 10 Seven club members drove to the Smokies for a series of short historical walks. The group visited the site of the old Indian Gap Hotel, just off the road before the first loop tunnel above Sugarlands Visitor's Center. Then they made the short, but very steep climb to Ft. Harry a massive rock formation just above the tunnel. The group then drove a short distance on Clingman's Dome Road to check out an old tunnel beneath the road. After a key swap hike on the abandoned section on Hwy. 441 from Newfound Gap down the North Carolina side, the group went to the Cherokee Indian Reservation and viewed Mingo Falls, a special place for the Cherokees.

Sunday, November 4 Five bike riders met at Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park for a seventeen mile bike ride in a beautiful area of east Tennessee, containing mountain views and river crossings.

Saturday, November 3 After a three hour drive, four members from Greeneville met with two more members from Knoxville and a guest from The Nantahala Outdoor Center. The group left the Twentymile Ranger Station on a beautiful, cool and crisp, fall morning and hiked up the Wolfe Ridge Trail to the first campsite. The group then took an old manway to the intersection of the old Appalachian Trail at Dalton Gap, then followed the old AT as best they could but were basically off-trail, following the ridgeline to the summit of Parson's Bald. This was a gruelling climb of 3510 feet in five and a half miles. The group then returned to the trailhead by completing the Wolfe Ridge Trail.

Sunday, October 28 We had a fantastic turnout of approximately forty ghosts and goblins for our annual Witch Mountain Hike and Cookout. This year we went up to the Round Knob Picnic Area and did a short hike on the Cowbell Hollow Trail before chowing down on hot dogs and fixings. In a tie for best costume all the cub scouts were awarded Hiking Club patches.

Sunday, October 21 Eleven hikers left the Cosby Campground and hiked eight miles on the Gabes Mountain Trail. The group made a side trip to Henwallow Falls but the dry conditions lately left the falls barely running with just a trickle.

Saturday, October 20 The Virginia Creeper Trail was ridden by six bikers on a beautiful, clear, crisp fall day. They rode from Abingdon to Damascus and continued about five more miles up the trail toward White Top, then returned to Abingdon, for a total of almost 42 miles. The old railroad bed was exceedingly dry and the trail was full of bikers making the downhill "coast" from the top of the mountain.

Sunday, October 14 Six club members left town in the pouring rain and drove to Roan Mountain to check our adopted trail there, Raven's Rock Overlook. The colors were at their peak and the sun finally made an appearance making for a beautiful trip.

Saturday, October 13 Five hikers drove to Cattaloochee Valley in the Smokies and hike the Big Fork Ridge and McKee Branch Trails. Rain threatened all day long but held off until after the trip was completed. After the hike six of the recently released elk were spotted in the pasture fields.

Sunday, October 7 On a beautiful, sunny fall day, seven bikers rode 21 miles in the Greystone/Horse Creek area of Greene County.

Saturday, October 6 Four hikers braved the cold, rainy morning and hiked on the Appalachian Trail from Allen's Gap to Low Gap and back.