Tuesday, June 11 – Chapter Picnic – 6:00 pm CT. Our annual June picnic is at Sara Kennedy’s house for Fun at the Firepit. The address is 715 Regal Drive in Regency Park. The chapter will furnish barbecue and buns. Bring a side or dessert to share and your own drink and lawn chair. Invite your friends and family to join us. Please let Jeanne know if you are coming so enough barbecue is ordered. RSVP by Sunday, June 9 by email or text to Jeanne Conatser at 615- 971-8894 or djconatser@comcast.net.
Monday, June 17 – Highland Rim Chapter Meeting at 7pm at D.W. Wilson Community Center, 501 N. Collins Street, Tullahoma. There’s nothing that makes one smile more than the sight of a butterfly flitting by on the trail or in our backyard. Our guest speaker, Gordon Revey, will present “Butterflies and Habitats.” If the timing is right, he will bring some “samples.” Gordon is a butterfly expert and Master Gardener.
Before the meeting, at 5:30 pm, we will meet for dinner at La Fiesta Bar and Grill, 1410 N. Jackson Street, Tullahoma, next to the Quality Inn. Please contact Highland Rim Chapter Chair Patty Deen if you plan to attend dinner so I can confirm the number for our reservation. Contact Patty Deen at pdeen@palomar.edu or 760-703-8115 for more information.
Monday, May 20, 7:00 pm at the DW Wilson Community Center, 501 N. Collins Street, Tullahoma.
Many of us spend time in the Smokies and camp at Cades Cove. This program will provide a look at the Cades Cove that very few ever see. Photographer Doug Clark will share his photos and adventures in a presentation called “I grew up searching for the Great Bucks of Cades Cove.”
Before the meeting, at 5:30 pm, we will meet for dinner at La Fiesta Bar & Grill, 1410 N. Jackson Street, Tullahoma next to the Quality Inn. Please contact Highland Rim Chapter Chair Patty Deen if you plan to attend dinner so I can confirm the number for our reservation. Contact Patty at pdeen@palomar.edu or 760-703-8115 for more information.
Meeting Location: Barnabas Center, 506 Fair St, Franklin, TN 37064. Social Hour: 6:00 pm. We will start the quarterly meeting at 6:20 p.m. to plan hikes in the third quarter, review the 2025 TTA Annual Meeting plans/progress, and other miscellaneous projects.
At 7 p.m., we will have a presentation from Libby Francis, president emeritus of TTA. Join Libby Francis on a safari from the Foothills of Kilimanjaro, the Plains of the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Highlands & Crater. We visit villages of the Maasai people, tent camp among the the world’s greatest concentration of wildlife, and explore schools and homes in the bustling city of Arusha. Not your normal quarterly meeting. We are excited about this program.
Tuesday, May 14 – Chapter Meeting – 7:00 P.M. CT. Barfield Crescent Park Wilderness Station. This is our hike planning meeting for July through December hikes. Bring your calendars to schedule hikes you want to lead or ideas for hikes. If you cannot attend and want to lead a hike, contact hike coordinator Sara Pollard at 615-714-3610 or sarabpollard@gmail.com.
Monday, April 15, 7:00 pm at the DW Wilson Community Center, 501 N. Collins Street, Tullahoma. The Program will be a potpourri of topics, including an update on the Cumberland Trail Conference and updates on the annual conference. We’ll try out a game to play at the annual conference. Before the meeting, at 5:30 pm, we will meet for dinner at La Fiesta Bar & Grill, 1410 N. Jackson Street, Tullahoma next to the Quality Inn. Please contact Highland Rim Chapter Chair Patty Deen if you plan to attend dinner so I can confirm the number for our reservation. Contact Patty pdeen@palomar.edu or 760-703-8115 for more information.
