The Tennessee Conservationist
features Fran Wallas' Great Hikes in Tennessee State Parks in each issue
of the magazine. Fran is an accomplished trailblazer and trailbuilder
with a gift for sharing her experiences from a variety of pathways crisscrossing
Tennessee State Parks. Drawing upon her first-person encounters with state
park hiking and walking trails, Fran offers helpful insight ranging from
each trail's degree of difficulty to the types of unique natural features
one should expect to find along that hike.
Fran
Wallas is an avid hiker. She works as an attorney for the
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation in Nashville.
Join her as she hikes Tennessee's State Parks and enjoys our good nature.
2010 Great Hikes
2009 Great Hikes
January-February 2009
Fort Pillow State Historic Park
An overnight backpacking campsite in Fort
Pillow State Park. |
March-April 2009
Edgar Evins State Park
Toothwort is one of
the white blooms you might see on a spring hike at Edgar Evins State Park. |
May-June 2009
Cumberland Trail
Gaywings bloom along the Piney River section of the Cumberland Trail. |
July-August 2009
Long Hunter State Park
An Eastern Prickly Pear
cactus along the trail at Couchville Cedar Glade at Long Hunter State Park. |
September-October 2009
Pinson Mounds
The wetland along the boardwalk at Pinson
Mounds State Archaeological Park. |
November-December 2009
Tims Ford
The evergreen Ground Cedar, of the
Clubmoss family, can be seen at Tims Ford State Park. |
2008 Great Hikes
January-February 2008
Cumberland Mtn State Park
The narrow passage on Pioneer Trail at Cumberland Mountain
State Park in Crossville. |
March-April 2008
Meeman-Shelby Forest SP
Cypress knees on Pioneer Springs Trail at Meeman-Shelby
Forest State Park. |
May-June 2008
Old Stone Fort
Virginia Bluebells in bloom March-May at Old Stone Fort
State Archaeological Park in Manchester. |
July-August 2008
Fall Creek Falls State Park
The trailhead of the Gilbert Gaul Trail at Fall Creek Falls State Park. |
September-October 2008
Warriors' Path
Patrick Henry Lake at Warriors' Path State Park in Kingsport. |
November-December 2008
Cumberland Trail
Gary Ruetenik of Crossville gets a great view on his hike at Black Mountain on Cumberland Trail. |
2007 Great Hikes
January-February 2007
Long
Hunter State Park
Three Ways to Hike
The Perfect Winter Trail at Long Hunter State Park |
March-April 2007
Standing
Stone State Park
The Lake Trail’s
in Bloom at Standing Stone |
May-June 2007
Burgess
Falls SNA
The butterfly garden
at Burgess Falls State Natural Area. |
July-August 2007
Cumberland
Trail
Sandstone rock house
at the beginning of the Obed Wild and Scenic River Segment. |
September-October 2007
Roan
Mountain
Chestnut Ridge Trail
at Roan Mountain State Park in Roan Mountain. |
November-December 2007
Savage Gulf
A view from the Savage Creek Overlook in Savage Gulf. |
2006 Great Hikes
2005 Great Hikes
Totaling nearly one thousand miles, Tennessee
State Parks' trails reflect the state's great natural diversity
and offer an incredible array of outdoor recreational opportunities.
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