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Seventeen members including three from the Women’s Division joined us on the annual Bear Creek kayak expedition Saturday. 

 
Read more about the run at Trails.com:  Trails.com Bear Creek description
 
Here is Richard running the rapids:
 

 
 
Here are some pictures:
Getting ready:

 
 
Ready to launch:
 
 

 
On the creek:
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John, Richard, Ian and Randy left Savannah at noon on Thursday and drove through Florence, Decatur, Huntsville, Chattanooga, and Cleveland to a cabin Richard reserved on the Ocoee River near Copperhill, Tennessee, from Cuddle Up Cabin Rentals: http://www.cuddleupcabinrentals.com/
We rode three trails on Friday including one on top of Chilhowee Mt. to Benton Falls, and the [...]

Richard, Dennis and John made a 10 mile bike ride in the Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve.
Here is the map of our route.  I left out part of the detour off the property at the bottom right when we took the wrong turn, and the under the bluff trail in Devil’s Hollow that Richard [...]

 
Mike Sherrill and his wife Mitzi joined John, Richard and Harrison for a 9.5 mile ride to the SCH waterfalls, Chalybeate Spring, the WRP trail, the South Horse Creek Trail and part of the North Horse Creek Trail this afternoon.

 
With the temperature still below 30 degrees, John, Henry, Richard, and Harrison made a 60 mile road trip to the waterfalls on tributaries of Dry Creek and to Factory Hollow.  We had a few difficult stream crossings, and slid around a bit on the ice, but no injuries or damages.

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It was too cold for all but the hardiest to ride mt. bikes this weekend, so we made a road trip to explore a waterfall in Wayne County that Richard had found in a book.  It was quite an amazing discovery with an abandoned water mill included.  We stopped by Chad’s Restaurant at the old [...]

Richard, John, Dennis, Bo, Henry, Harrison, Marshall, Ian, Robert Murray, and Randy enjoyed an evening cookout and singing at Richard’s new cabin on his pond.
 
Richard’s horse story:

Life in the Fast Lane:
 

 
 
Marshall John’s pictures:
 

Riding Old Paint:

 
Knocking on Heaven’s Door:

 
Ghost Riders:
 

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John Ross and Marshall Johns were the only members to start November off right with a mountain bike ride.  (others we heard from were attending or returning from football games)
Five miles on the Sulphur Spring Trail, the Worley Bottom Trail, Allen Cook Boundary, and back by the Holt Cemetery Trail and Robinson Branch.  The [...]

 
The SCHIMBA weekend at Bankhead was a big success though not as well attended as we expected. (Three out of seven confirmed attendees dropped out for reasons satisfactory to themselves ((Randy’s reason was probably satisfactory as it was his wedding anniversary and his bride apparently did not want to accompany him there)))  Only John, Richard, [...]

The weekend is finally here, the Schimba Expedition Suburban loaded with all gear will only accept three riders, including Myself.  Those lucky participants, “victims” will be departing Walkertown TN promptly 10:00 am Friday.  We will establish the campsite and meet the other members at their particular time frame.  Remember John Ross’s time frame is from [...]