CHEROKEE GROUP (Chattanooga) Outings schedule

To register for Cherokee Group outings, or for further details, contact Outings Chair Jeremy Gazaway at 423.619.6548 or via e-mail atgazaway_77@yahoo.com.

*We are interested in helping YOU become an Outings Leader for the Club! Contact Jeremy for details -- as well as with your suggestions for Outings you would like us to schedule. Where are you hankering to go???
Let us know.
September 12 -13, Overnight at Foster Falls.

The Cherokee Group will be having its first overnighter, and it is expected to be a blast. We will be meeting at Foster Falls around 4:00-4:30 under the gazebo. There are free camping sites along the Fiery Gizzard trail. We will be staying at the FatherAbrams Campsite, which is somewhat near the falls. Everyone is asked to bring camping equipment, such as tents and sleeping bags, extra clothes, plenty of water, bug spray, food for breakfast, lunch for the first and second days, and dinner for the first day. We will also be going over the leave-no-trace guidelines and heavily enforce them. Everyone will be leaving out Sunday around 4 or 5 p.m.
September 26, Reflection Riding @ 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon Walk. Unless you are already a Nature Center member, the cost of admission to Reflection Riding is $6 per car, so carpooling is advised. For details regarding the trails and scenery, visit www.reflectionriding.org. Bring plenty of water and wear comfortable shoes. Reflection Riding is located just 10 minutes from downtown Chattanooga. Take I-24 west toward Nashville/Birmingham. Exit at Brown's Ferry Road (Exit 175) and make a left at the traffic light (toward Lookout Mountain). At the next traffic light, (Cummings Highway) turn left. Proceed a little less than a mile and take the first right, following the signs for Reflection Riding.
October 21, Picnic at Renaissance Park @ 6:00 pm

We will be enjoying a wonderful picnic by the river. Please bring your own food and drinks. Also, please bring any tree or plant identification books you may have, as we will be studying our local plant life.
On Saturday October 31 a Wilderness Workshop will be held from 10 am - 2 pm

at the Chattanooga Nature Center, 405 Garden Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee. This interactive workshop will train volunteers in the skills required to pass a wilderness bill for the Cherokee National Forest.
Representatives from Campaign for America's Wilderness and The Wilderness Society will be on hand.
The event is free and open to the public. Childcare is available.
For more information, please visit the Tennessee Wild website, or contact Jeff Hunter at 423-322-7866 or jeff AT safc.org.
http://tnwild.org/get_involved

November 22, Sunday, Day Hike on the Benton MacKaye Trail, 10:00 am

Cohutta Wilderness near Cleveland. Moderate hiking. Pack a sack lunch, water, wear comfortable hiking shoes, dress in layers. Departure time: 10:00 am.
December 5, Saturday, Afternoon Walk and Bonfire, 3:30 pm

Come along on this easy walk on part of the Guild-Hardy Trail in St. Elmo - up to Ruby Falls and back. This trail is a walking/biking trail built on the historic route of the C & LM Broad Gauge Railroad and follows its path up the mountain -- we'll have great views of Chattanooga and the Tennessee River. We'll end with hot cocoa and a bon fire at Elizabeth & Jeremy Gazaway's back yard at dusk. Dress warmly, in layers, and bring your friends on this fun get-together.
For meeting place contact Jeremy.
January 17, Sunday, Lula Lake Dayhike, 10:00 am

- For this moderate day hike in the Lula Lake Landtrust on Lookout Mountain, dress warmly in layers, wear comfortable hiking shoes, carry sack lunch and water. We'll be exploring part of the trail on Lookout Mountain.
Contact Jeremy for details.