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Bartram Foragers Series Special Beer Release and Fundraiser

Come on down to this Bartram Foragers Series Special Beer Release and Fundraiser at Lazy Hiker Brewing on October 19th.

Bartramites will have met up and explored the reaches of Macon County for fresh fall ingredients and delivered them to the brewmasters at Lazy Hiker. Using their superpowers and wonderful wizardry, they will have added the ingredients to one of their finest brews to age and impart their wonderful flavors. Then, we enjoy!

Final ingredients will be determined based on what nature offers up, but the shortlist is pawpaws, black walnuts, honey locust pods, and persimmons. If you have a location or source for these items, please let us know – email info@blueridgebartram.org.

The celebration will begin at 5pm and blend into the evening with Lazy Hiker’s open mic night, a raffle, and good times with neighbors and friends.

Everyone is welcome to come for the celebration on the evening on the 19th for the special Bartram Beer Release and Fundraiser! A portion of the proceeds will benefit Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy programs. We’ll also have some of our Bartram Trail Conservancy merch available including pint and bourbon glasses, t-shirts, patches, and maps.

Technically, this is the second beer in the series, the first being the special Bartram Brew from this summer’s Bartram Trail reroute celebration. The first beer was yummy, so we have set a high bar for this one!

More details to follow!

Geologic Hike to Scaly Mountain with Dr. Dan Pittillo

We’re in for a special short hike and grateful for Dr. Dan Pittillo to be able to lead us and share his thoughts and understanding on the geologic history and current activity of these wonderful southern Appalachians. You may be surprised to learn these mountains are still rising!

We’re planning to meet at the Hickory Nut Gap Rd parking area (just outside of Highlands) and side-trailhead for Scaly Mountain at 10am. The hike is a moderate ~3 miles round trip. We should be able to wrap up around 2pm.

We’ll send out additional information closer to the event to discuss carpooling options.

Please RSVP below to help with planning:

Bartram Forager Series Hike

The Bartram Forager Series Hike is part 1 of 2 events, culminating in a Bartram Forager Series Celebration & Fundraiser at Lazy Hiker Brewing on October 19th.

This foraging hike will work similar to our Trailhead Tuesday events. We’ll meet at 1pm at the Macon County Public Library parking lot and split up into groups. Each group will head out to gather as much of the ingredients as they can or that can be reasonably gathered! These fresh fall ingredients will then be delivered to the brewmasters at Lazy Hiker and added to a beer to age and impart their wonderful flavors for a week or so.

Final ingredients will be communicated out shortly, but the shortlist is pawpaws, black walnuts, honey locust pods, and persimmons. If you have a location or source for these items, please let us know – email info@blueridgebartram.org.

We’ll plan to meet back up at Lazy Hiker Brewing with our foraged ingredients and share our forager forays over a cold beverage at 4pm.

Everyone is welcome to come back for the celebration evening on the 19th for Open Mic Night, likely a raffle and/or silent auction, and of course the special Bartram Beer Release! Proceeds will benefit Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy programs. We’ll also have some of our Bartram Trail Conservancy merch available including pint and bourbon glasses, t-shirts, patches, and maps.

Technically, this is the second beer in the series, the first being the special Bartram Brew for this summer’s trail reroute celebration. The first beer was yummy, so we have set a high bar for this one!

More details to follow!

Please RSVP below to help with planning for this foraging hike:

The Naturalist Trail Race on the Bartram Trail and Fall Celebration

The Naturalist Trail Race – 25 / 50k, which is a part of the Outdoor 76 FALL CELEBRATION, is back for another round of leg hurting fun on October 7, 2023! This day encompasses our trail race, multiple bands throughout the day along with 18 draft craft beers for all post race celebrations.

Come explore the same trails that William Bartram, “The Naturalist”, ventured on in the late 1700’s. This ultimate 50k will cover some of the most challenging ground in the Southeast. Runners will leave from downtown Franklin, NC at 8am and travel to the Bartram Trail area on Wallace Branch. Here runners will start the brutal climb that ultimately leads to Wayah Bald. From the Wallace Branch trail head to the top of Wayah Bald is approximately 11 miles. The 25k will have over 5500′ of climbing (50k will have over 8,500′ of climbing), making your legs feel weak just reading this. There will be multiple stations with food and water. 25K racers will end on Wayah Bald after running up the Bartram Trail. When 50k racers reach Wayah Bald they will circle the bald, resupply then head back down the Bartram Trail. Outdoor 76 will host the post race meal (voucher or meal), music, beer….and oh yeah awards!

The race starts in front of Outdoor 76 ~8am. The Fall Celebration & after race party is from 12-6pm at Outdoor 76.

For more information or to sign up to volunteer, head over to the Outdoor 76 website: https://www.outdoor76.com/the-naturalist-25-50k/

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