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Overview

Below are listed scheduled activities of the BMTA, current and past, for 2009.  This year work trips will be held on the second Saturday of the month in Georgia and on the fourth Saturday in Tennessee/North Carolina.  Recreational outings (Fun Hikes) are planned on other weekends to avoid scheduling conflicts and are set up as hike leaders become available.

All Are Welcome

The BMTA welcomes all who would like to participate in any scheduled activity. Members and non-members alike are encouraged to join in; no experience is necessary.

Notes

  • Be sure to confirm event details with the activity leader in advance.
  • If you would be interested in leading, or learning how to lead an activity, please contact us.
  • Email addresses of event leaders can be found in the monthly newsletter (free with membership) but are not listed here so as to avoid spammers.

 

Current Events 2009
MonthDateLocation & Details
January January 10 GEORGIA WORK TRIP:  Georgia work-trips return to the 2nd Saturday after a four year hiatus.  We work on Section Seven refreshing side-hilling several places through the Sisson Property.  This worksite allows us to avoid early morning driving on back roads during January, aka Black Ice Month. We meet at the Village Restaurant in Blue Ridge at 8:30AM (note the later start) or at the Sisson Pavilion (aka The World Headquarters) at 9:15AM. After the trip, for those who wish, Jane Keene’s Semi-Legendary Hearty Vegetable Chowder will be served at the Keene’s cabin, near our worksite.  Trip leader is Tom Keene, 770-422-4838, or, the night before only, 770-722-6016.
 January24

TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP:  BMT Section 12d - McFarland Road (FS 23) to White Oak Flats Road (FS 103) at Lost Creek Campground (Distance 3.9 miles).  We will go in from the McFarland Road trail crossing and log out and cut brush to standards with chain saws and gas-powered brush cutters as far down the trail as possible, hopefully all the way to White Oak Flats Road.  Much of this section is on an old gated forest service road which will probably need little work, so we should be able to make it all the way through.  We will also hope to put in a sign post at a frequently missed right turn in a clearing about half way down this trail.

MEETING LOCATION:  We will meet at the entrance to the Lost Creek Campground on White Oak Flats Road at 8 AM but will park our shuttle cars where the trail leaves the road about a half mile west of the campground.  We will then carpool to the McFarland Road trail crossing.  We may be able to have some people meet us at McFarland Road trail crossing at 9 AM without first going to Lost Creek.  We will work this out once we know who is coming.

LEADER: Rick Harris, 423-253-6358 (home); 513-260-1184 (cell).  Please notify Rick in advance of the work trip of your plans to come and what tools you will be bringing.

BRING: Chain saw if chain saw certified.  We need gas powered brush cutters as well.  Also, loppers and swing blades can be used.  Bring gloves and safety glasses and a helmet if you have one.  We have a few helmets to loan out.  Bring lunch and water.

FebruaryFebruary 14 GEORGIA WORK TRIP: TBD
 February 28

TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP:  BMT Section 12e - White Oak Flats Road (FS 103) near Lost Creek Campground to near Reliance (Total distance about 4.0 miles, but only about 2.7 miles will require maintenance).  We will go in from the White Oak Flats Road trail crossing near Lost Creek Campground and log out and cut brush to standards with chain saws and gas-powered brush cutters as far down the trail as possible, hopefully all the way to the point where we meet the forest service road near Reliance, a distance of about 2.7 miles.  The first 0.3 miles along White Oak Flats Road and the last mile along FS 173 will not require any work since it follows a roadbed which is kept clear for vehicles.  Much of this section is on an old unmaintained roadbed along the banks of Lost Creek which horse riders often help clear out for their use, so we should be able to make it all the way through.  We will end our day at the maintained forest service road 173 near Reliance where we will have shuttle cars parked.

MEETING LOCATION:  We will meet at the railroad trestle by the canoe livery in Reliance at 8 AM and park some cars as far up FS 173 as we can go, then shuttle to the Lost Creek Campground on White Oak Flats Road, arriving there about 9 AM.  We may be able to have some people meet us at the Lost Creek Campground at 9AM without first going to Reliance.  We will work this out once we know who is coming.

LEADER:  Rick Harris, 423-253-6358 (home); 513-260-1184 (cell).  Please notify Rick in advance of the work trip of your plans to come and what tools you will be bringing.

BRING:  Chain saw if chain saw certified.  We need gas powered brush cutters as well.  Also, loppers and swing blades can be used.  Bring gloves and safety glasses and a helmet if you have one.  We have a few helmets to loan out.  Bring lunch and water.

MarchMarch 14 GEORGIA WORK TRIP: TBD
 March 28 TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP: TBD
AprilApril 11 GEORGIA WORK TRIP: TBD
 April 18 BMT (GA) Spring Flowers Day-hike:  Falls Branch and Rich Mountain Cove
Rating:  Moderate
Distance:  5-6 miles
Leaders:  Tom and Jane Keene
Max # hikers: 10

We will meet at 10am near Blue Ridge, then carpool to the Stanley Gap Trailhead, arriving about 10:30am.  Then we hike into the Rich Mountain Wilderness and down a beautiful cove, winding up at the Falls Branch Falls on BMT Section Six for lunch.  After a leisurely lunch by the falls we continue on BMT Section Six to the junction with the Stanley Gap trail and then down to the trailhead parking.

To reserve a spot in this award-winning hike, call 770-422-4838, or (after 3pm Friday the day before) 770-722-6016.
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 April 25TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP: TBD
MayMay 9 GEORGIA WORK TRIP: TBD
 May 23 TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP: TBD
JuneJune 6 ANNUAL WALK-THROUGH: The 2009 BMT Walk-through is set for June 6, National Trails Day.  So mark your calendar and line up a partner.  Details to follow, in the newsletter and on the BMTA website.
 June 13 GEORGIA WORK TRIP: TBD
 June 27 TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP: TBD
July July 11 GEORGIA WORK TRIP: TBD
 July25 TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP: TBD
AugustAugust 8 GEORGIA WORK TRIP: TBD
 August 22 TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP: TBD
September September 12 GEORGIA WORK TRIP: TBD
  September 26 TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP: TBD
October October 10 GEORGIA WORK TRIP: TBD
 October 24 TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP: TBD
November November 14 GEORGIA WORK TRIP: TBD
 November 21 TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP: TBD
December December 12 GEORGIA WORK TRIP: TBD
 December 19 TN/NC BMTA WORK TRIP: TBD

 


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