Sunday, March 11, 2012

On Saturday March 10th Nancy Juodenas, and Amy Sutton from the Nashville chapter and Lora McBride from Soddy-Daisy, hiked the Hidden Passage Trail at Pickett State Park in Jamestown TN.  It was a gorgeous day with cobalt skies and temperatures just perfect for hiking. All the creeks and falls had plentiful amounts of water in them and were a sight to behold, especially the spectacular Double Falls.  To get to Double Falls we took a short 1 mile side trail.  On the way we had to ford ice cold Thompson Creek.  Our feet were bone numbing cold half-way across.  But oh! the rush of warm blood back into the toes felt so good when we reached the other side.  Lunch was enjoyed on sunny Thompson Overlook where we soaked up the sun's energy for the last half of the loop back to the parking area.  The total hiking distance was 10 miles with the side trip to Double Falls.  This mileage was a little confusing to us since all the descriptions said that Hidden Passage was 10 miles.  After clearing it up with the rangers we realized that this mileage includes the 2 mile roundtrip to Double Falls.  A note for future hikes; there is also another 2 mile roundtrip side trail to an old railroad tunnel.  This would be doable in the summer with the longer daylight hours. All in all it was a fabulous day for a hike!





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