It's been quite a weekend already and I'm not done yet. Yesterday, I mountain-biked, hiked, and kayaked up in Chattanooga and this morning already, I ran a Pi Day 5k race (March 14th ~ 3.14). Now, it's time to get some more trail miles in with the Meetup group. Our organizer specifically planned today's hike to show me some of the great trails leading out onto the some of the peninsulas on Lake Lanier.
Our large group meets at the Bowman's Island parking lot below Buford Dam, but due to some confusion, we have to wait for others that went to the wrong parking lot to arrive. Though departing a few minutes later than planned, we hit the trail pretty quickly after our round of introductions.
The first section takes across the dam and up the steep incline of the Laurel Ridge Trail in order to get us up to lake level, but from here the trails will be mostly flat until we descend back down this ridge at the end of the hike. There are a few people out today, but the trails are not really overcrowded, save our large group. We twist and turn with the trail as it visits a couple of the sprawling peninsulas pointed out into the large man-made lake. The trail is well maintained and the views of the lake are terrific on this sunny day.
As we note the time, we start to head back towards the parking area taking a slightly different route, which includes some road walking. We quickly arrive back a the cars and wish each other well, after having hiked an easy 8.8 miles. Many of the members are going for dinner, but as for me, I'm going to go home and relax. It's been a very active weekend and I think my body needs some time to recuperate.
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