IF YOU GOWhat: Wildflower hikes.When: Noon (CDT) Saturday and Saturday, April 7.Where: Sequatchie Valley Institute, 1233 Cartwright Loop, Whitwell, Tenn.Admission: Suggested donation of $5-$20.Phone: 423-949-5922.
Exercise has its benefits, but Carol Kimmons of the Sequatchie Valley Institute said a guided wildflower hike is like getting the benefits with a bonus.
“There is a lot of possible exercise,” she said of the hikes, which are this Saturday and Saturday, April 7. “It’s rolling terrain all through mature forests on narrow trails. There’s fresh air, lots of oxygen. It’s excellent exercise.”
The hikes through Lane Cove will begin at the Sequatchie Valley Institute in Cartwright, Tenn., halfway between Dunlap and Whitwell, 45 minutes from Chattanooga.
“The hike will definitely get your heart going,” said John Johnson, a forestry technician with the University of Tennessee Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries who will be the nature interpreter for the hikes. “It will be a healthy-heart hike.”