Sat, Dec 19 2009 - Hike & Amish Community Journey (View Original Event Details) Trip Leader(s): d merat Participants: Rhett Smith, Trish, CB Genrich, amandar4, Kathryn McElroy

Hello &happy Sunday,
John Muir trail was created in 1972 through the efforts of the Youth Conservation Corps and the senior Community Service Employment program. TheTrail begins at a small footbridge across across Childers Creek, the passes through a meadow toward the riverbank.After reaching the Hiawasse River, it follws the riverbank, with the bluff on your left. the first 3 miles of the trail is very flat. The trail heads north away from the river at 1.5 miles, passing through large stands of hemlocks , and rhododendron. At three miles it reaches the Big Bend parking area.the trail follows the river to the Powerhouse dam.

dean
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