Wednesday October 6, 2010 Hike -- Mt LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains -- REGISTRATION REQUIRED

We are planning a Smoky Mountain hike to Mount LeConte. This will be a 10 - 12 mile beautiful, but strenous, hike. If you have never been up to Mt LeConte, you don't want to miss it. We will depart from Vanity Fair at 6am, and will stop on the way back to eat at an as yet undetermined restaurant. It will be a long day so plan accordingly. Gas cost is $10. Register by Friday October 1st so carpool planning and restaurant can be determined. Contact Bill Q at 931-484-4230 or 'quattrociocchi@frontiernet.net'.

Friday October 1, 2010 -- History Tour

Bill Harris will be leading a History Tour including: the Civil War House just beyond Monterey, the Livingston Library, Champ Ferguson's grave site, Sparta Cemetery, White County Historical Museum, a Rock House, and the Railroad Museum in Bon Air. MORE DETAILS AND ARRANGEMENTS LATER.

Saturday, September 11, 2pm – 6pm: Chapter Picnic at Dartmoor Marina in Fairfield Glade

Our picnic includes Big Boy barbequed pork and chicken along with potluck main dishes and desserts. Activities include pontoon boat rides on the lake and swimming. If you will be attending, please RSVP to Cheryl Heckler at 931-456-6437 or thehecklers@charter.net

Wednesday 9/8/2010 Hike -- Honey Creek -- RAINOUT

TTA Plateau Chapter has been asked to help on a clean-up day for Devil Step Hollow. They need our help next Wednesday, September 1, between the hours of 7 am and 2:30 pm. They need to do grounds maintenance, weeding, cleaning the office etc. If they have sufficient manpower, they want to take down a chain link fence.
The Wednesday hiking group is meeting at 6:45 a.m. at Trinity Tabernacle to drive out to Devil Step Hollow to help. Come meet and ride with us or join us at Devil Step Hollow.
Please bring a sack lunch, snacks and water same as if you were hiking. Bring work gloves. The only tools you will need to bring to the Devil Step Hollow clean-up day on Wednesday, Sept. 1 that could make the job easier would be weed eaters. So, some workers can bring a weed eater.
See Ginger's photos.

Phil Dirt and Dozers -- Monday August 30

We'll have our annual attendance of Phil Dirt's county fair performance. Ginger is arranging dinner at the Beef and Barrel restaurant on West Ave. in front of Food City. Assuming we number 15 or more they will probably seat us in our own room. So she needs a head count by Wednesday night. Sign up by emailing me at sue1290@frontiernet.net or calling Ginger at 788 1466. Let's meet at Beef and Barrel at 4:30 so we qualify for B&B's early bird special and finish up in time to get to the fairground arena by 6 or so to defend our block of seats until the 7:30 starting time. Dinner costs range from $8(burgers/sandwiches), $10(a dozen or so early bird specials), or 10-15+for dinners from their regular menu. The prime rib from the regular menu is quite good and i assume the 6 oz version from early bird is also tasty. B&B also has a good beer offering. Remember to sign up for dinner by Wednesday night.

Saturday 8/28/2010 Hike -- Rock Creek Loop

This is 7 mile hike and is rated moderately difficult due to the steep climb at the end of the hike. The trail follows the banks of Rock Creek, a tributary of the Big South Fork River. It also overlaps parts of the John Muir and Sheltowee Trace Trails. The trail follows part of the old Stearns Logging Railroad along Massey Branch. Depart at 8 a.m. CDT behind the Cracker Barrel in Crossville. For more information and to register, contact Carolyn Miller at 931-839-3213 or cardan@ frontiernet.net.