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Date(s) - 12/10/16
8:00 am - 6:30 pm
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List of Attendees
- Bishan Huang
- Rony K
- Muhammad Amin
- Priya Adisesha Reddy
- KE LI
- Debbie Wehunt
- Bron Rutkowski
- Peter de Lastic
- Noora Ahmed
- Deborah Saulino
- Jung Hyun Kang
Date: Saturday, December 10, 2016
Carpool Time: 8:00 am at Intown Community Church
Location: Near FDR State Park about 90 miles south of Atlanta
Costs: $15 per person
Hike Leader: Peter de Lastic
At 9,049 acres, Georgia’s largest state park is a hiker’s and backpacker’s haven. More than 40 miles of trails, including the popular 23-mile Pine Mountain Trail, wind through hardwood and pines, over creeks and past small waterfalls. Many visitors are surprised to find rolling mountains 80 miles southwest of Atlanta. Above King’s Gap is Dowdell’s Knob where President Franklin D. Roosevelt sometimes picnicked and pondered world affairs. A life-size sculpture of the president now welcomes visitors to the overlook.
The Pine Mountain Trail footpath that crosses and follows the beautiful Pine Mountain ridge, offers clear crisp views of distant ridges in winter, with occasional snowfall, to the lush greens of summer ferns and foliage of lowland flora. Wildflowers are abundant and spring brings flowering dogwood, native azalea, mountain laurel and rhododendron. Fall brings bright and beautiful colors, changing from day to day. With the connector trails that form seven loops there are over 40 miles of hiking trails for your enjoyment.
We will be hiking the about 7 miles on the trail and will shuttle cars so we don’t have to hike back on the same part of the trail.
Things to bring:
– 1-1.5 liters of water
– Good hiking shoes or boots
– Layered clothing
– Hat and maybe gloves
– Lunch or snack.
– Camera (optional)
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