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Hike to Shining Rock Summit 2008 (Outdoors, Recreation) Events in Greenville, South Carolina
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Monday October 13,2008
Friday October 17,2008
Sunday October 19,2008
Saturday October 25,2008
Thursday October 30,2008
Tuesday November 11,2008
Friday October 17,2008
Saturday October 25,2008
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Hike to Shining Rock Summit (2008)
Location:
Postal code 29601, United States
Greenville, South Carolina 29601
Starts at: 8:45 AM
This is not an all day event
Description:
Shining Rock is where the Blue Ridge Parkway delivers some of the southern Appalachians' most stunning scenery. The horizon peels back on an almost Western scale, and meadow-covered mountaintops march off to meet summits cloaked in evergreens and accented by milk-white crags of quartz ---- the area's namesake "shining rocks". We'll be hiking to Shining Rock via The Art Leob Trail and return via Ivestor Gap. Hike Organizer: Mike Hike Distance: 10 mile loop Hike Time: approx. 5-6 hours Elevation Gain: 1,360 ft. Hike Rating: Difficult Drive time est: 1 hr. 50 min. + ALWAYS BRING WATER AND SOMETHING TO EAT. *NOTE* Due to regulations in the Shining Rock Wilderness Area we have to limit our group to 10 Everyone meet in the back parking area of Ryan's Family Steak House 6124 WHite Horse Rd. at 8:45 am for a head count and to arrange vehicles. We'll leave at 9:00 am. Suggested Gratuity: $5.00 per person (for vehicle gas) DISCLAIMER: PARTICIPATION IN THE UPSTATE HIKING AND ADVENTURE GROUP ("THE GROUP") IS ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY. THE GROUP PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN HIKES RANGING IN DIFFICULTY FROM EASY TO DIFFICULT AND HIGHLY RIGOROUS. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE HOW FAR AND HARD YOU CAN HIKE WITHOUT ADVERTENTLY OR INADVERTENTLY CAUSING INJURY TO YOURSELF OR OTHERS. THERE ARE ALSO INHERENT RISKS IN TRAVELING TO AND FROM ANY TWO POINTS, INCLUDING TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE HIKES AND OUTINGS FOLLOWING THE HIKES. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO OBSERVE APPROPRIATE SAFETY MEASURES DURING ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES CONCERNING THE GROUP. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS THAT COULD ARISE FROM HIKING AND/OR ANY OTHER GROUP RELATED ACTIVITIES. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL SUCH CLAIMS AGAINST EACH AND EVERY OTHER MEMBER IN THE GROUP, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE GROUP ORGANIZER
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