Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy hike

What: Guided Hike in the Spring Creek Community
Who: Maxine and Jack Dalton, Hike Leaders and Landowners Kristina Tarasan, PR and Outreach Americorps Member, Co-leader
Where: Spring Creek Community, Madison County, NC
When: October 3, 2009 at 10:00 am
Cost: FREE to SAHC Members; $10.00 Non-Members
Description: Join members and friends of SAHC on October 3 for a challenging hike in the Spring Creek Community. The hike will begin at the home of Maxine and Jack Dalton at 10:00 am. The Dalton's place (75 acres), formerly the Spring Creek Tomato Company, has been in a conservation easement with SAHC since 1999. We will walk along the ridge top between the valleys of Spring Creek and Meadow Fork and enjoy beautiful views of Bluff Mountain and Max Patch. This a 4 to 5 hour strenuous hike on both private as well as national forest service land. The hike will end at the Dalton home at the top edge of their conservation easement.
Please Bring: Warm clothes (it gets chilly on the ridges), hiking shoes, rain gear, water bottle, backpack lunch, and a camera plus a hiking stick as it is very steep in places. Hikers should NOT bring their dogs to this trail.
Please RSVP: By October 1 to SAHC at kristina@appalachian.org or 828-253-0095 x 205. When you RSVP please include your telephone number so that you can be contacted in case the hike must be canceled due to inclement weather. Group size is limited to 10 people.
Directions: Will be sent upon RSVP.

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