First Day Buffalo Mountain Sunrise Hike
Location: Buffalo Mountain Park. Park in guard shack vicinity, below orange service road gate Call: 423-283-5821 Date: Saturday, Jan. 1 Time: 6:30-8:45 a.m. Ages: If you can hike steadily at an average pace, you are good Cost: Free Registration: No registration Instructor: Connie Deegan, program coordinator/ nature Join us for a new tradition and optimistically greet the first sunrise in 2022 and toss out some quiet wishes. We will head out at 6:30 a.m. to catch the sunrise at eastward facing White Rock overlook (Constant moderate uphill on the front end of this hike for just over a mile). We will then make our way to the Tower Ridge Trail and back down on this 3-mile hike. Consider warm gear, flashlight, water and camera. Put that best foot forward!
First Day Nature Hike Location: Willow Springs Park, 1201 Huffine Rd., main parking lot Call: 423-283-5821 Date: Saturday, Jan. 1 Time: 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Ages: Families Cost: Free Registration: No registration Instructor: Connie Deegan, program coordinator/nature After you crawl out of bed and into a New Year, put your best foot forward and consider a local hike with a bit of winter nature thrown in! We will take it easy on this mile long walk with stops and explanations of plant and animal survival strategies in wintertime. Then go home and put the feet up…
Naturally Yours: Stories Behind our Tennessee State Symbols
Location: Memorial Park Community Center, Senior Services Call: 423-283-5821 Date: Feb. 8 Time: 10:30-11:45 a.m. Ages: Families Cost: Free 34
