Mountain Appreciation Society

08/24/2023

Mountain Appreciation Society members mention this to get 50% off any regular priced items. Our way of saying thanks for your past participation.

04/15/2023

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Our new on-line store

GSM Outfitters LLC is owned and operated by Michael and Heather Shepperd, avid lovers of nature and the outdoors. In 2013, they relocated to beautiful Wears Valley, TN to carry out their dream to live in the mountains and get to know those who enjoy the same adventures and activities they do! Throug...

09/19/2022

Sorry, this has taken so long to post. I have been burning the candle at both ends for the last few weeks and it is starting to catch up with me. I will schedule a hike for October, and we will take September off. I have had a cough coming from my chest now for almost 5 weeks. Not sure going on an eight-mile hike is a good idea right now. Thanks to everyone that participated in our last hike and congratulations to Kathy for winning our photo contest! And we look forward to seeing you all soon!

08/01/2022

Planning a hike right now for 8/28

08/01/2022

Thanks so much to everyone that participated in out Cookout and Hike on the 24th. Sorry it took this long to post. I have been dealing with some IT issues. Everything appears to be resolved now. More pictures to follow.

08/01/2022

Planned a hike and everyone broke up into groups to have a tug of war

06/02/2022

I had to change the date on the Rich Mountain Loop hike. I had a discussion with my health care providers. They told me it would be a huge mistake to do an 8 mile mountain hike less than a month after my knee surgery. They don't want me to hike at all in June. We will have an event so everyone can get together. We will meet at The Black Horse (https://www.blackhorsebrews.com/pubs/brewery-alcoa) at 4 pm. They have good food and we can play corn hole outside or just enjoy each others company. I will post this as an event so we can get a RSVPs to let the restaurant know. Sorry for the changes.

04/21/2022

We are not going to schedule a hike for May due to my knee surgery. Stay tuned and I will plan hikes for June and upcoming months. Sorry for the inconvenience.

02/24/2022

The Abrams Falls hike is canceled due to weather. The following is the forecast for Sunday.

Sun 27 | Day
46°
99%
N 6 mph
A steady rain in the morning. Showers continuing in the afternoon. High 46F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.
As far as our Abrams Falls hike goes (this Sunday) if the weather does not change by tomorrow we will more than likely cancel the event. One of our members broke her ankle on this hike in good condition. So it is a matter of safety. It would also be the second "cold and in the rain hike" in a row. Should we cancel it I will reschedule it for a different time as well as schedule the next 6 (or more) hikes.

12/14/2021

Looking Back

10/25/2021

Thanks so much to everyone that participated in our Sunday hike yesterday. Had a great time and it was nice seeing old friends and making new ones!!! And a special thanks to Kathy Flaherty for some of these photos.