About us
"I chose the road less travelled… Now I don’t know where I am."
"Never follow someone else's path unless you're in the woods and you're lost, and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that." - Ellen Degeneres
"Bring a compass. It's awkward when you have to eat your friends." - Unknown
So maybe we caught your interest?
Quick note then I’ll tell you what we’re about. We’ve never gotten lost or had to look at members as a food source. This is Chattanooga Outdoor Adventures not the Donner Party (some of you will get that).
We enjoys the outdoors in all forms. Events like Hiking, Rafting, Kayaking, and everything else.
But wait there’s more! I sound like a Ginsu knife commercial. Let’s not let any of the Donners have one of those.
We also plan other great activities in and around Chattanooga. Not just hiking. Musical events, food and wine festivals. A concert in a cave, you get the idea
It’s an open group and would love to get everyone involved and plan a lot of different things. Inclusion and fun are key.
Not just hiking, Adventures of all kinds
Featured event
Fast & Furriest 5K and Dog walk
Don't forget to join our fundraising team.
Chattanooga Outdoor Adventures-Fast and Furriest Team
Okay, get a little choked up. The dude with the beer in the picture is Sam Giese. He was the doggie love of my life. We spent hours hiking, walking, and occasionally hanging out in bars. When I got him he was skin and bones. Somebody had put him out.
He turned out to be the most gentle, shy, and sweet boy ever.
He was however a terrible wingman. He and I were at one of our Huntsville haunts. The same place as in this picture, Straight to Ale. A dude with a dog? Of course the ladies are going to come up right? Well there was a table full, I mean packed with woman. One walked up and asked his name. "Sam" she then proceeds to get all of the other woman over and introduces them... to Sam. Number who spoke to me? Zero, zip Nada, No-one.
Sam had a love for Straight to Ale's pretzels and these ladies had ordered one. He walks over an pretty much charms them out of three fourths of the pretzel. When they leave "Bye Sam" "Your so cute" "Such a good boy," "Thanks for sharing our pretzel."
Number of them them that spoke to me? Yea still nothing
He watches them leave
I say when they're out of Earshot "Bye, my name is Michael by the way."
Sam turns, looks back at me a basically sniffs mockingly in my direction. Then goes back to wagging his tail at the woman leaving. They wave at him.
"Thanks for not introducing me to the Table of pretty women Sam"
Ignores me and walks over to a bowl of water the ladies had gotten and brought him and loudly slurps out a drink. Guess he was full from the pretzel and not interested in helping me.
If your keeping score here Sam one Appetizer and a drink from a table full of Woman. Michael.... Zip.
Bestest dog ever that someone just threw out and the worst wingman ever.
My point? Support the places that rescue these guys. There are some pretty awesome buddies in there. Actual results on picking up cute woman may vary.
How? The Fast and the Furriest 5K and Dog walk. You can meet the love of your life there because they will have adoptables and you can walk some of them.
Getting a date is another matter altogether. You're on your own.
Here is the Facebook Event description. You can run the 5K or sign up to walk a dog.
HES Fast and the Furriest Facebook event page
Here is the registration link
Fast and the Furriest registration link
You might meet the furry love of your life. A dog of course not someone with a hairy back. Well, I mean you might. You get a T-shirt too so you could make them wear that.
Might stop by Mike's Tavern for a beer after. I lost Sammy a couple of years ago so no help on attracting cute people to the table. Not that he would throw you a castoff or anything anyways.
Mike's Tavern
5211 TN-153 Suite 103,
Hixson, TN 37343
Upcoming events
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Walls of Jericho, Unclaimed Baggage and KC's BBQ (lakeside)
Dollar Tree, 3536 Cummings Highway, Chattanooga, TN, USNote! Hey Everyone I have had to make a change to the plans, but they're easily navigable. Hike is still on, but the Unclaimed Baggage and KC's BBQ are now on your own and optional.
Two factors causing this. First Arnold has a Gala Event some want to get back for. I want to allow time for that,
The second is I have one plans for Saturday Evening and want to get back for those. The most important part, the hike is still on.
Walls of Jericho hike from the Tennessee Trailhead side.
I had a request for this one.
No horns blowing down walls. Just a really cool hike.
No long Write up either. I have been busy lately.
This is one of the regions signature hikes. The Walls of Jericho. Hikers need to cross it off their list.
I live part time about twenty five minutes away so I have done it 7 maybe 8 times.
It is a harder hike with significant elevation gain. You need to be an experienced hiker and know what to bring.
FAQ's
9 miles
1,555' elevation gain
Some water crossings
Boulders and mild climbing.
You responsible for your self and getting in and out, safety, etc...
Recommend some hiking sticks.
Zero Cell phone coverage here.
No I do not know an exact time we will be at the trailhead
If you are not going to Unclaimed Baggage and eating after skip the carpool.All of the information is on these two sites
The not All Trails site
TN-Department of Conservation-Walls of Jerichoand of course the All Trails site
All Trails Walls of Jericho Write upAfter we will go to Unclaimed Baggage. Lost luggage baggage. Not the emotional kind. This is like a Goodwill, but it is stuff people lost on their flights. Semi famous in the area. Claim to fame? It was on Oprah once. For Scottsboro that is exciting. Trust me, excitement does not abound in the Boro, but Unclaimed baggage is fun.
You get to go through other peoples stuff and bring it home with you. A lot of fancy label stuff. Like a Ralph Lauren Blazer for $30.
So many people have baggage. Here is my relationship Pro tip. Find someone whose baggage is a small carry on instead of large suitcases overflowing. I am here to help. Unclaimed Baggage could be a useful relationship metaphor...
Just saying.
Check them out here.
Unclaimed BaggageApproximately 1 1/2 hours there.
After that food. It is on the lake, If the weather is pretty we can sit outside.
It is one of two good places to eat.
Then we drive back.
With our haul of stuff from other peoples baggage. The actual physical personal items stuff. Not the emotional stuff.
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The Brunch Club-St. Elmo Trail & Glenn Falls Via St. Elmo Trail
4501 St Elmo Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37409, Chattanooga, Te, USTechnically lunch, but hey that disrupts my theme!
I know Amber, but Lunch Club? Just doesn't sound the same.
So this is just an excuse to go for an easy walk and eat pizza after. I will have done the walls of Jericho the day before and can justify this. Plus I am told I schedule too many harder hikes.
This one is super easy.
Here are the Cliff notes.
Easy Hike
Glen Falls Via St. Elmo Trail-All Trails link2.6 miles
587' Elevation Change
Address is 4903 St Elmo Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37409Do the hike. Maybe a little more if anyone know of anything let me know
Then go eat pizza at very nearby Mr. T's
Mr. T's Pizza
3924 Tennessee Ave,
Chattanooga, TN 37409Obviously we are continuing in our Breakfast club theme. So I am lazy these days. Hey! I have a life too and lately it has been keeping busy.
So here is a quick Bing search result of Breakfast club lessons from the movie. Yes I used Bing because I am a rebel.
Ten Lessons
1. The fastest way to unite a group of total strangers is to create a common enemy.2. Bad boys and good girls can become a winning combination.
3. Insecurity should be embraced at all times. If you're insecure, just own it! No one can do you better than you can.
4. Everyone has or is going through something that relates to something you're going through. Don't ever feel like you're going through something alone.
5. Nothing and no one is perfect in this world, so don't ever feel less than what you are.
6. You can almost always find friends in the most unlikely places.
7. You learn a lot from a person by simply observing the way they cope with something. Observation before judgement.
8. Don't always judge a book by its cover because sometimes the most quiet people can be the most interesting people.
9. Success in high school does not always mean success later in life. Do not underestimate yourself. Just because you weren't the most popular person in high school doesn't mean you won't be something big later in life.
10. And lastly, sometimes you just have to take risks in life and have fun. Don't be scared to run through the hallways a time or two.
Movies Deeper than I thought. I need to watch it again. Movie night?
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Past events
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