Sat, Jul 18 2009 - Kennesaw Mountain 3 Hour Morning Fitness Hike - Intermediate to Advanced Hikers (7:30 AM start time - rain or shine) (View Original Event Details) Trip Leader(s): Danny Participants: Danny, Rafiq, Mary Kidd, Scott Looper, Roger, David Thompson

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Write Up:
Wow!  What a nice, clear and cool morning it was today.  Along with the cool breeze, it made this hike seem much easier.  We got underway around 7:35 AM.  Scott, still fresh from his July 4th summiting of Mt. Rainier and Rafique, who's always strong, set the pace, and the first thing I noticed was that everyone else was taking on the pace.  We kicked Kennesaw Mountain's butt this morning.  :-) It was a small group of 6, but it was a group of very strong hikers.  For Mary, it was her first hike with the AOC.  For Roger, it was his second.  David and the rest of us were vets.  We made it to Burnt Hickory in less than an hour which put us ahead of schedule.  We met up with Todd Z. and Hershey at Burnt Hickory.  After a 15 minute or so break, we all headed back across, and ended back at the visitor's center a little before 10:00 AM.  I think everyone got the workout they were looking for, and still had time to find something else productive to do with the rest of their day.  It was a rapid and fun hike this morning with good company.  Let's do it again sometime soon.

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