August 19, 2003
Bartram Trail Hwy 28 bridge
Bartram Trail - Hwy. 28 Bridge - Southward
Conditions
Partly Cloudy - humid - temperature ranged from 74-84 degrees F.
Hikers (22)
- John Bellamy
- Terry Doyle
- Steve Jordan
- Wayne Miller
- Rick Porter-Whitmire
- Bob Presley
- Tony Presley
- Doug Russell
- Black-eyed Susans
- Spider wort
- Cranefly Orchid
- Spotted Jewel Weed
- Joe Pye Weed
- Starry Campion
- Asiatic Day Flower
- Heal All
- Phlox
- Elephant's Foot
- Sneezeweed. Fauna identified - Pileated Woodpecker
- Veery
- Crow
- Carolina Wren
Photos (8)
The marker at the parking lot at GA Hwy. 28 bridge. A peaceful morning view from the footbridge across the West Fork Chattooga River. We came across these Cardinal Flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) about a mile into the hike. A very old (antique) abandoned hay baler near an old homestead on the banks of the Chattooga River. Also near the old homestead is a tall pine forest (mostly devastated by the Southern Pine Beetle). All of the creeks and streams have nice footbridges. A typical trail-side view of the Chattooga River. Our group's lunch-break photo. (5 miles out) (seated l-r) Bob Presley, Wayne Miller, and Steve Jordan. (standing l-r) Tony Presley , Doug Russell, Rick Porter-Whitmire, Bob Thompson, John Bellamy, and Terry Doyle.