Photo by Janice Miller
The Old Timers Hiking Club
Founded: August of 1991 by CB Willis and Don Frederick and named by Jim Widener.
Club Officers
Secretary/Activity Scheduler: David Polon 423-302-8368; [email protected]
Treasurer: Rich Ritter 765-414-4253; [email protected]
Trail Work Coordinator: Rich Ritter 765-414-4253 , [email protected]
Dues
If you would like to be a member of the Old Timer Hiking Club, the annual dues are $10.00. This enables us to buy supplies for trail maintenance and our annual dinner.
To pay, contact: Rich Ritter, 1125 Biltmore Dr, Piney Flats, TN 37686; [email protected]; 765-414-4253
Faye's Poem:
The Old-Timers Hiking Club
Twas the fall of 91, Almost thirty years ago
That CB, Jim and Don on a hike would go
And so, it was on a beautiful Wednesday morn
That the Old-Timers Hiking Club was born
Word would spread and the club would grow
Richard, Neil, Betty, Sam, Ed, Sandra, Mump, Bob, Malcolm, and Clyde
Are just a few of the early Old-Timer names we know
They found Unaka Mountain and a white-blazed trail called the AT
And decided that Appalachian Trail Maintainers they would be
Their hiking trails were the beautiful Mountains of East-Tennessee
And from those mountain tops, OH! what views they could see
Be it raining, be it snowing, be a cold wind over Roan a-blowing
If it was a Wednesday morn, a-hiking those Old-Timers would be going
Years have passed and the names of those who hike have changed
But the spirit and grit of those first Old-Timers remains
Be it raining, be it snowing, be a cold March wind a-blowing
Be it a Monday or a Wednesday a-hiking the Old -Timers will be going
We are The Old-Timers Hiking Club, don’t let the name fool you
We are the Old-Timer Hikers; Climbing Mountains is what we do
- Alice Faye Holt Guinn; December 25 of 2019
Founded: August of 1991 by CB Willis and Don Frederick and named by Jim Widener.
Club Officers
Secretary/Activity Scheduler: David Polon 423-302-8368; [email protected]
Treasurer: Rich Ritter 765-414-4253; [email protected]
Trail Work Coordinator: Rich Ritter 765-414-4253 , [email protected]
Dues
If you would like to be a member of the Old Timer Hiking Club, the annual dues are $10.00. This enables us to buy supplies for trail maintenance and our annual dinner.
To pay, contact: Rich Ritter, 1125 Biltmore Dr, Piney Flats, TN 37686; [email protected]; 765-414-4253
Faye's Poem:
The Old-Timers Hiking Club
Twas the fall of 91, Almost thirty years ago
That CB, Jim and Don on a hike would go
And so, it was on a beautiful Wednesday morn
That the Old-Timers Hiking Club was born
Word would spread and the club would grow
Richard, Neil, Betty, Sam, Ed, Sandra, Mump, Bob, Malcolm, and Clyde
Are just a few of the early Old-Timer names we know
They found Unaka Mountain and a white-blazed trail called the AT
And decided that Appalachian Trail Maintainers they would be
Their hiking trails were the beautiful Mountains of East-Tennessee
And from those mountain tops, OH! what views they could see
Be it raining, be it snowing, be a cold wind over Roan a-blowing
If it was a Wednesday morn, a-hiking those Old-Timers would be going
Years have passed and the names of those who hike have changed
But the spirit and grit of those first Old-Timers remains
Be it raining, be it snowing, be a cold March wind a-blowing
Be it a Monday or a Wednesday a-hiking the Old -Timers will be going
We are The Old-Timers Hiking Club, don’t let the name fool you
We are the Old-Timer Hikers; Climbing Mountains is what we do
- Alice Faye Holt Guinn; December 25 of 2019
