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Hi All!
Let me be the first to wish you a Happy New Year! The weather forecast for this Sat., 12/31/11,
calls for upper 50's and sunny skys! Should be a perfect day for a winter hike. If you want to end the year with
some fresh air and exercise, be at the upper parking lot at High Knob by 10:00 AM . We plan on hiking the observation
trail around the top of the "Knob" for about a 1 mile total loop and then hiking down into Grindstaff Hollow to the spring
and then back up along Hurricane Bluff to return to the "knob", for a total of about 3 1/2 miles. We have done this same
hike before on New Year's Day. If you want to do a short hike, you can do the loop with us and then easily return to the
parking lot. If you want to hike even more, lots of the trails in this area have had lots of work done on them in the past year.
Tons of gravel have been spread, and water bars and switchbacks installed in some of the steeper areas to improve the trails.
Please dress for the weather, bring water, a snack and your cameras, no dogs or alcohol please.
see ya on the trail! eric johnson RTR Trail Society
High Knob is located 1 1/2 miles north of Karbers Ridge,ill. which is on Pounds Hollow road 5 miles west of rt 1 and 4 miles
East of rt. 34 , or just 2 miles East of Garden of the Gods. Same type of rock formations, bluffs, and views, just fewer visitors!
for more info or directions, call me cell 618-499-2337, home 276-4864, work 273-9811
links below to photo albums of high knob area , you do not need to join webshots to view the pictures.
If your New Year plans include a new exercise program CONSIDER THIS...
"A little bit of something is better than a whole lot of nothing!
Remember, 10 Minutes Counts! Jo Ann Taylor
"A little bit of something is better than a whole lot of nothing!
Remember, 10 Minutes Counts! Jo Ann Taylor
vintage photos 1930 - 1950 spring on page 5
snaps from our first group hike on New Years 2007
link to all of my albums , 3 or 4 of high knob
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