BMTA's 30th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Meeting

Location - The 2010 Annual Meeting of the Benton MacKaye Trail Association will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at the former (not the current) location of the Cherry Log Christian Church in Cherry Log, Georgia. All hikes will also meet in the church parking lot. The meeting location is off Highway 515, just beyond Mile Marker 21 in Cherry Log and is past the location where the Benton MacKaye Trail crosses that highway when driving south from Blue Ridge. Turn right (west) on Fred Craddock Drive which has a “Church for Sale” sign. The church cannot be seen from the highway. Just drive up the hill until you get to the church. Signs will be posted on the highway for the event. Cherry Log, Georgia, is between Blue Ridge and Ellijay, Georgia, about 90 minutes from Atlanta.

Friday, November 5th

• 12:30 PM. Springer Mountain Loop Hike. 4.7 Miles. Moderate Difficulty. Leader: George Owen.
• 5:00 PM. Informal Reception and Social Get-together in the Meeting Hall.

Saturday, November 6th

Three Hikes, all leaving the Location above at 9:00 AM and returning by 3 PM.

Hike(s) today leave the old Cherry Log Christian Church at (time).

• Hike A - Fall Branch Falls to Weaver Creek Road, 6.1 Miles, Moderately Strenuous. Leader Ralph Heller.
• Hike B - George Haney Memorial Hike. 3 to 4 miles. Easy to Moderate. Leaders Claire Broadwell, Darcy Douglas, George Owen.
• Hike C - Toonowee Mountain to Toccoa River Suspension Bridge. 7 Miles, Moderately Strenuous. Leader Richard Sullivan

Post Hike Schedule

• 3:30 - 4:30 PM - Leave No Trace Training at Meeting Hall. Leader Christine Hoyer, National Park Service/Trails Forever.
• 4:30 - 5:00 PM - Backpacking Basics. North Georgia Mountain Outfitters.
• 5:00 - 6:00 PM - Reception and Social at Meeting Hall. Music by the Casey Dillard Band.
• 6:00 - 7:30 PM - Dinner. (Registration for Dinner is closed, but feel free to join us with your own food if you did not preregister).
• 7:30 - 8:00 PM - History of the BMTA. Darcy Douglas and George Owen.
• 8:00 - 9:30 PM - Annual Meeting and Recognitions

Sunday, November 7th

(Remember to change your clocks!)

• 9:00 AM. Watson Gap to Dyer Gap Hike. 5 Miles. Moderately Strenuous. Leader Shirley Banks.

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