hermit11's blog

Sunday Feb. 13, 2011

Sunny, 40 degrees 9:00 AM

An easy 2 mile round trip to Cheaha Falls from the parking lot at SR 281.

The Chinnabee Trail gets enough traffic that there is no need for the white

blazes and on some places the path was worn down almost a foot from all

the hikers and with the recent feeeze/thaw, some areas were a little mushy.

The Cheaha Creek was flowing full with pristine water and the falls were not

Tues., Feb 8

North to south section 8 complete

FS 500 trailhead clear, 30 degrees, 7:00 AM

No other vehicles at the parking lot and no encounters with anyone for the 9.5 miles,

even though the trail was well used and easy to follow. the marking was adequate for

even beginner hikers and my partner and I had no difficulty on any part with maybe

the only exception being unattentive on the fire break trail that comes out to the 

power line clearing about half way to the first SR 281 crossing and not at first noticing

Last winter during the months of Dec, Jan, & Feb I day hiked all the woods trails

within the state of Al. Our home being only about 15 miles from Cheaha State

Park made it a little easier for trail head pick up and drop off.

The fall color has got me inspired to do a thru hike from Jackson Chapel, Ga. to

Bulls Gap, Al. 139 miles starting 11-3-2010. I have planned for 11 nights on the

trail with re-supply points at Coleman Lake and Cheaha State Park. That may be

a little tight schedule considering my style is more in line with John Muir's term