The Cherokee Hiker. July 2012 Volume 28, Issue 7. Cherokee Hiking Club, Inc. 198 Crews Drive Benton TN

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1 The Cherokee Hiker July 2012 Volume 28, Issue 7 Cherokee Hiking Club, Inc. 198 Crews Drive Benton TN ~CHC Hike and Events Calendar~ July 8, 2012 Sunday. Lower Hiawassee Canoe Trip July 15, 2012 Sunday. Indian Boundary (3.2 miles, easy), CANCELED July 29, 2012 Sunday. Scenic Spur Trail (3.5 miles, easy) JULY HIKES Hiawassee Canoe Trip July 8, Sunday Leader: Al Rymer. Rating: easy. This canoe trip has become a Club tradition undertaken every summer, and will consist of the same leisurely paddle down the Hiawassee River as before. However, Clayton Pannell will not be available to lead the trip; instead long-time club member Al Rymer will lead at Clayton s request. The trip will begin at Al s house on the Hiawassee, and will end at Patty Bridge, the take-out point. Paddlers should meet at Al s house at 2:30 p.m. to work out the details of the shuttle, and plan to get on the river at 3:30 p.m. Directions to Al Rymer s house from Cleveland: head north on Highway 411, and turn right on the first road after crossing the Hiwassee River. There is a closed restaurant on the corner of the road. Continue down the road; Al s house is down a concrete driveway. Directions to Al s house from Athens, Etowah and points north: head south on Highway 411, and turn left at the road beside the closed restaurant, right before crossing the Hiawassee. For more information, please contact Al Rymer at (home), (cell) or a_rymer20002@yahoo.com. Indian Boundary Hike July 15, Sunday - CANCELED Hike leader: Belinda Mantooth. Rating: easy. Length: 3.2 miles. This hike has been cancelled by the hike leader. Scenic Spur Trail July 29, Sunday Hike leader: Jane Bohannon. Rating: easy. Length: 3.4 miles roundtrip. The trail goes to the Rock Creek Gorge Scenic area where the waterfall is located. There are two stream crossings that can be knee high depending on rainfall, so bring water shoes or wear shoes which you don t mind getting wet. Bring rain gear and plenty of drinking water. There are no bathrooms at the trailhead. Please call the hike leader by 9:00 p.m. Saturday evening so that she can make calls to the Cleveland people if they need to know who to connect with at the Hardee s in Ocoee. 1

2 Directions to the trailhead from Cleveland: take Highway 64 east toward the Ocoee Rafting Area. Near Parksville Lake turn left at the Highway 30 sign. There is also a sign at this turn which says Greasy Creek. The trailhead parking lot is on the left about 0.2 miles north of Highway 64. Carpooling from Cleveland: meet at the Hardee s in Ocoee (located at the intersection of Highway 64 and Highway 411) at 2:00 p.m. Please form a carpool of your own for this group; Jane will not be coming to the Ocoee Hardee s to meet this group. Directions to the trailhead from Etowah: take Highway 411 south to Highway 30. Turn left onto Highway 30 at the Hiwassee Corner Market. Continue on Highway 30 to the trailhead parking area, which is on the right past the NF Work Center and about 0.2 miles from Highway 64 East. Carpooling from Etowah: meet at the Bi-Lo parking lot in Etowah at 1:30 p.m. to meet Jane. Everyone going directly to the trailhead should be in the trailhead parking lot by 2:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Jane Bohannon at (home) or (cell). Other hikes and events in July: be sure to check the club website at or the Cherokee Hiking Club Facebook page (click on the Facebook graphic shown below) for more July hikes and other events that may be planned on short notice. *NOTE: As a courtesy, ALWAYS contact the hike leader in advance of the hike to facilitate planning. OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST July Club Meeting The July club meeting is on Thursday, July 12 starting at 6:00 p.m., at the Ducktown Basin Museum in Ducktown TN. Admission to the museum for all members will be paid by the Club. The pot luck supper will start at 6:00 in the Hoist House, a large brick structure easily visible on the Museum grounds. Ken Rush, the Museum director, will be at the Hoist House welcoming everyone. He will then speak at the main Museum house starting at 7:00 p.m.; his talk will be about the history of copper mining in eastern Tennessee. Directions to the Museum from Cleveland: head east on Highway 64, passing over Highway 411 in Ocoee. Continue for approximately 26 miles past Ocoee, passing the Parksville/Ocoee Lake on the right, until you get to Ducktown. Then turn north on Highway 68, going into Ducktown proper. Continue down Highway 68 a little ways until you get to Burra Burra Street. Turn right onto Burra Burra Street; the street address of the Museum is 212 Burra Burra Street. For more detailed directions within Ducktown see For more information on the Ducktown Basin Museum, please see their website at or contact Ken at or burrahill@ellijay.com. Casual Hiker Wilderness First Aid Certification Course August 11-12, Saturday-Sunday There will be another course held by Blue Ridge Mountain Sports in wilderness first aid in Knoxville on August This course will also be held on other dates in other locations in Virginia and West Virginia. Note: this is not a club-sponsored event, and this announcement is not an advertisement or endorsement for Blue Ridge Mountain Sports. 2

3 This course will focus on saving life and limb in urban disaster zones (natural or terrorist disasters), rural areas not near a hospital, and wilderness areas. The official course title is Casual Hiker, Rural Living or Urban Disaster: Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Certification. This is a brief overview: Hands-on learning: how to care for an injured / ill person during the critical minutes or hours before ambulance / hospital hand-off Blend of classroom instruction & hands-on rescue scenario practice For adults, and focused youths ages 12+. Know your loved ones are safe wherever they are. Approved by the Boy Scouts of America and the American Camping Association No prerequisites 2-year SOLO WFA certification (3 years for WFR) Counts as recertification for WFA, AWFA, WFR and wilderness part of W-EMT Course topics will include: Beyond the golden hour : wilderness/disaster-delayed EMS arrival injury challenges and long-term patient care Patient Assessment System: thorough patient examination, treatment, monitoring, safety, and documentation Orthopedic Injuries and Treatment: Sprains, Strains, Fractures, and Spinal Cord Management Circulatory System Form and Function: Heart, Blood, Blood Vessels, Lungs, Brain Soft Tissue Injuries and Wound Treatment: Contusions, Abrasions, Lacerations, Flap Avulsions, Amputation, Punctures, Impalements Bites, Stings, Blisters, Burns, and Infections Environmental Injuries and Treatment: Cold, Heat, Dehydration and Wilderness Survival Medical Emergencies and Critical Care: Shock, Allergies, Shortness of Breath, Brain and Heart Patient movement: spinal cord precautions and clearing; pre- and post-evacuation treatment The instructor will be Matthew Rosefsky, Wilderness EMT and SOLO Instructor. The fee is $175 for the 2-day WFA. To register online and for more information, see SEFTC Region Meeting September 20-23, Thursday-Sunday Members of the 40 hiking and trail maintenance clubs in the Southeast interested in hiking the trails on the Cumberland Plateau, or wanting to know more about all aspects of trails and trail building/maintenance, are invited to the 7 th biennial meeting of the Southeastern Foot Trails Coalition (SEFTC) at Fall Creek Falls State Park. This park is in southeastern Tennessee, near Pikeville on the Cumberland Plateau about 70 miles north of Chattanooga. The SEFTC is a coalition of most all the hiking and trail maintenance organizations in the Southeast, representing over 40 such clubs from Florida to Virginia and Kentucky. The coalition leadership has planned a fun and informative four days. There will be numerous trailrelated workshops led by experts in the field. A variety of hikes are planned, both inside this 25,000-acre state park and in the surrounding state/protected areas of the Cumberland Plateau. Trail fellowship and a wide exchange of ideas are part of the offering. Special speakers and entertainment will be yours each evening. Much of the beautiful lake view lodge, cabins, and campground have been reserved by SEFTC for this weekend. Part-weekend registration and attendance is available for those not able to be present the full 3

4 time. Early registration now is encouraged. Some fees go up August 1, and there is a limit to housing with almost no alternatives nearby outside the park. Registration is currently $20 per adult and $5 per child below the age of 18. Camping sites range from $8 to $25 per night; lodge rooms with 2 double beds are around $83 per night; pets are extra. Food at the buffet is extra. The registration form can be found at Go to website to learn more about the conference (workshop and hike schedule) and the SEFTC in general. You can also contact Marge Heller, nanahiker@gmail.com, for more information, or CHC member Rick Harris at HarrisRI@aol.com. New Club Members The following new members have joined the Club in the last few months: Ryan, Cari and Mikayla Beasley Ron and Kristal Cooper Von Fronk Ronnie, Tammy and Megan Malone Dianne Poteet Joe Robison We welcome all our new members! Club T-Shirts The Cherokee Hiking Club has recently received requests from several members for club t-shirts. All our old stock has been sold off, but the club board is working on getting a new batch made up. We are considering using the old design and green color, but any ideas for the new batch are welcome. We are determining the price list now, and will let everyone know when the list has been finalized. Please any ideas or requests for shirts to either Jennifer Schroll, president Randy Morris, treasurer Rebecca Levings, newsletter editor Join the rest of the Cherokee Hikers on Facebook! Click the image below to navigate to the CHC Facebook page. We now have 129 Facebook members, and the club is gaining new members through the Facebook page and the club website. Recent Hike & Event Reports Rhododendron Trail Hike June 3, Sunday Eight CHC members and six guests enjoyed this trail by the Ocoee River. After hiking the trail, we walked over to the Whitewater Center where we browsed around and had ice cream and cold drinks. There were many white rhododendrons blooming, but we didn t see any purple (catawbiense) rhododendron in flower. There were many rafters and kayakers on the river, and some bicyclists were on the trail. Several people were picnicking along the river and in the shelters. 4

5 Guest hikers included Laura and Tom Hertz, Amy Cass, Kendra Slack, Caitlyn Casteel, and Cathy Doss. Member hikers included Karen Young, Joe Robison, Martha and Boyd Firestone, Carroll and Carol Guhne, Belinda Mantooth and hike leader Jane Bohannon, for a total of fourteen hikers. The hike picture is shown below. There was no club meeting in June. Cherokee Hiking Club Meeting Minutes 5