We had a beautiful day for a hike. The traffic was light on the highways due to the Christmas holiday. Today's hikers: Ellis, Marti, Bill B, Bruce, Margaret, Linda, Jim A, Lisa, Bob A, Martha, Mark Ber, Sandy C, Phyllis, Jae and two dogs Aubrey and Hurley. We started our hike on time. The Lassiter trail is well marked with blazes and even all the leaves have been blown off. It would be difficult to get lost. With all the leaves removed the tree roots were exposed resulting in several hikers tripping however, no one reported injuries. We stopped for lunch around noon at the canoe-in campground. Only one picnic table was available so most sat on the ground. After lunch we hiked back to the parking lot. Our total mileage for the day was seven miles. No ice cream today, however, everyone had a good time.
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