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Hiking is a great way to meet people and get in shape, but most beginners hikes are not where you start getting in shape. Here are several articles on beginner hiking to help you know what to expect and how to prepare:   Top Three Things You Need to Know About Beginner Hiking Group hiking is a great hobby for those who want to enjoy nature, socialize and get in shape at the same time  Continued at: Top Three Things You Need to Know About Beginner Hiking - Yahoo     Hiking 101: What is a beginner hike? Middle Tennessee is home to many beautiful parks and greenways with a wide variety of hiking trails for walkers to enjoy. Many of these trails are paved and easy to take at a slow pace for beginners.So what is... Continue     Hiking 101: What is a moderate hike? (Video) This column has looked at beginner hikes from several different angles, so ...

I am excited to have been named a hike organizer for Nashville Hiking Meetup! Tonight I led a group of 7 on an entry level Beginners Hike at Red Caboose Park. This is the hike I led last week: Easy beginner hike at Edwin Warner sets the pace for future slower group hikes Sixteen members of Nashville Hiking Meetup hiked three miles of paved roads on an easy beginner hike at Edwin Warner Park on Aug. 10, 2013.  Led by Skin, Health  & Beauty Examiner Kathryn Darden, the group met at... Continue at Easy beginner hike at Edwin Warner sets the pace for future slower group hikes - Nashville Skin, Health & Beauty Examiner More on Beginners Hikes and Hiking: Hiking 101: What is a beginner hike?   Middle Tennessee is home to many beautiful parks and greenways with a wide variety of hiking trails for walkers to enjoy. Many of these trails are paved and easy t...

I love to go hiking, especially on moderate, scenic trails. These are some of the hikes I have been involved with recently. Full moon hikers get in shape and enjoy smallest full moon of the year Nov. 28 Fifteen hikers and two canines braved the last chill of November to enjoy the spectacle of a full moon, led by hike leader Michael D. Hughes from Cumberland Transit. November’s full Moon is known as the “Beaver... Middle Tennessee Hiking Group sponsors Radnor Lake beginners hike The Middle Tennessee Hiking Group sponsored a hike on Nov. 25 at Radnor Lake. Approximately 20 people showed up to burn off some turkey and dressing, get some exercise, and hike the lakeside trails on a sunny, cool, November morning... Full moon hike at Edwin Warner park Oct. 29 The windy, chilling effects of Frankenstorm were felt in the wind as some 24 determined hikers from Cumberland Transit and Nashville hiking Meetup pu...

 I took Jack on the Nashville Hiking Meetup's Full Moon Hike last night. I carried him more than half way because at his age, he is only supposed to get about 40 minutes of forced exercise. (See How Far and How Long Should You Walk Your Puppy? ) This collage shows the early arrivals posing with the full moon behind us, as well as Jack and me at one of the two stops the group makes as it circles Edwin Warner Park. We had a great time hiking the park by moonlight and flashlight! For the article and photos, go to: Full moon hike Sept. 29 combines nature and health - Nashville Skin, Health & Beauty Examiner

Blue moon inspires walkers and hikers at Edwin Warner Park Jack and I had a great time last night when  Michael D Hughes, hike leader and event coordinator from Cumberland Transit, led a group of more than 60 hikers from Nashville Hiking Meetup and other hiking and fitness groups on almost 4 miles of paved roads at Percy Warner Park for a special Blue Moon Hike. The large group spilled into three parking areas around picnic shelter 9 off Vaughn Road at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 31.  OK, so it's not really blue! A blue moon is the rare occurrence of a 2nd full moon in one month. Hike details and photos at: Blue moon inspires walkers and hikers at Edwin Warner Park - Nashville Skin, Health & Beauty Examiner

Jack and I joined four other hikers from the Nashville Hiking Meetup to enjoy a nocturnal Warner Woods Trail hike at 7p.m. on Monday, August 27, 2012 for a hike. Jack and I actually went to the wrong entrance and so were late getting to the meeting place, and I jugged for over a mile with Jack in a pet carrier pack trying to catch the group. The trail is 2.5 miles long, so I finally wore myself out just as it was getting dark. I put Jack down and slung the pack over one shoulder and we continued walking. We caught up with a group of 3 girls which I hoped was the Meetup group. The girls were not part of the Meetup, but they had seen the group pass them earlier. I didn't have the energy to jog further and by this time it was really getting dark. My flashlight had fallen out in the car, so I tagged along with the girls who were nice enough to share their light with me. Soon we saw flashlights ahead of us, and sure enough, it was the Meetup group starting their second time...