Wrapping up Loose
Ends
There was about 0.30 miles of the Tennessee River Gorge
section of the Cumberland Trail I hadn’t hiked, the section between Rainbow
Falls and Rainbow Lake. Since Annabelle
had tangoed with a skunk earlier in the day I decided to draft Grace (a
Weimaraner) as my hiking partner for the day, while Annabelle recovered from
her spraying and bath.
It was another unusually warm day (Thursday), and as usual
the Rainbow Lake trailhead parking lot had a number of cars in it. I kept Grace leashed till we got past the
golf course. Unlike Annabelle, Grace
stays at your side and will wander (if prey is spotted) only a few feet ahead
before running back to your side. Don’t
be fooled she is not a well trained dog; she is just scared she will get left
behind, oh yea and she idolizes me.
We made the trip down the gravel trail to the lake and then
instead of cruising across the swinging bridge began the walk back towards
Rainbow Falls. There were a few rock
fields we traversed, and a small bridge (which the dog was terrified of),
overall an easy section of trail.
Trip Distance 1.8 miles roundtrip
2012 Total Mileage 19 miles
Cumberland Trail Mileage 8.3 mile
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