Smoky Mountain Wildflower Hike and Photo Outing

We will be taking a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday, April 2 to photograph spring wildflowers.   Our destination is the Porters Creek Trail.  This is an easy - moderate hike of 3 - 4 miles round trip, depending on how far you want to go.  We will find wildflowers, Porters Creek, old buildings, a graveyard, and a waterfall.   This is my favorite wildflower hike in the Smokies.  If we're lucky, these Lady Slippers will be blooming

More info on the hike - http://www.hikinginthesmokys.com/porters.htm

We will meet at the Colonial Heights Ingles parking lot next to McDonalds at 7:30 AM on Saturday, April 2. We'll carpool from Ingles.  The drive is 104 miles and will take about 2 hours to get there (Google Map).     Leave your Corvette at home - the Greenbriar Road to the trailhead is dirt and there may be some spring potholes.  Bring a picnic lunch and drinks.  There are a couple picnic areas along the Greenbriar Road and we'll stop for lunch after the hike.

Be sure to bring your camera, a macro lens or a lens that can focus close up, a tripod and shades/diffusers if you have them.

Richard Siggins is your leader for this trip.  You can contact him at r.siggins@charter.net or 423-416-1258.