Wow!!  What a Grrreat Saturday to start the fall 2026 hiking season. Cathy Jennings led 20 hikers, including a handful of “new to the Society” hikers, in and around Ferne Clyffe state park. We covered over 6 miles, depending on whose mapping app is quoted. We started at the Lake View shelter, headed out, down hill for quite a way, crossed a few dry stream beds, then up, up, and we ended up on the backside of Goreville, at the top of the Boy Scout trail, taking it down to the main parking area. We all went up to the main waterfall, which, with the season, was ‘dry as a bone”, then back to the main area, then went kind of “backwards, to Hawks cave. We left there, and headed back towards the main parking area, found some big trees that had fallen over, and ate lunch there. We then continued on, back once more to the main parking area, past Ship rock, then climbed up , took the group picture, with the sun shining on our faces, and back down to the lake. A few left there, walked back to their vehicles, then some continued on the trail around the lake, back to the original starting point and parking area There were Lots of other hikers out for the day. We met small groups, individuals, pairs and families, getting exercise and soaking in the sun. 

Next weeks’ hike will be in the Pounds Hollow area. It will be around 5 miles. 

Until then, “See ya’ll on the trail”