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A Day Well Spent on Lake Jocassee

Becky Weedman
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Boat – Hike – Swim This Foothills Trail Conservancy outing included a boat ride, an invigorating hike, and swimming in Lake Jocassee! A group of nine FTC members and their guests had a near perfect day to enjoy a trifecta on, around, and in Lake Jocassee on September 1st.   First, the group was taken to…

Roan Mountain FTC Hike

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Roan Mountain Hike June 15, 2015 Eleven hikers met up on Monday morning to carpool up to the Roan. We were hiking by 11am from Carver’s Gap, North on the Appalachian Trail. The Catawba Rhododendron had a few blooms still here and there, but mostly gone. A few of them were found during the hike…

Celebrating National Trails Day

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Saturday, June 6, was a gorgeous day to be on trails and the FTC embraced the day with several celebration hikes. Our group of ten hiked on the Foothills Trail and the Chattooga Trail to make a loop from the Burrell’s Ford parking area visiting King Creek Falls, Spoonauger Falls, and the Winchester Cemetery. After…

Whitewater Falls Wildflower Hike

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April 11, 2015 We began and finished the 4 mile hike with 20 happy hikers. I wasn’t sure what kind of show that the wildflowers would put on because of never having hiked this trail in April before. But before we got out of the parking lot, there were delightful wildflowers like Fothergilla and Kidney-leaf…

FTC Hike: Whitewater Falls to Bad Creek

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Foothills Trail Family Hike Sat. March 28, 2015 from Whitewater Falls to Bad Creek We had a wintry start to this early spring hike. We all gathered in the Upper Whitewater Falls parking lot under clear blue, but cool skies. The rhododendron around the parking lot were drooping and rolled in the less than 32…

FTC Family Hike

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March 28, 2015 from Whitewater Falls to Bad Creek We had a wintry start to this early spring hike. We all gathered in the Upper Whitewater Falls parking lot under clear blue, but cool skies. The rhododendron around the parking lot were drooping and rolled in the less than 32 degree temperatures. With shuttle arrangements…

Spring Wildflower Hike

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April 12 was a wonderful day for the Foothills Trail Conservancy Spring Wildflower Hike lead by Dr. L L (Chick) Gaddy. The enthusiastic group could not help but stop every few feet going down from the Whitewater Falls parking lot to the river to admire and learn about the abundant flowers. After lunch by the…
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