Nov. 25, 8 am - Thanksgiving Day 8 mile hike on James River trails

There is good news for you if any of these apply:

1. Your so-called friends are charged up about their Thanksgiving plans, and you are not invited.

2. You are dreading spending Thanksgiving with your obnoxious sister-in-law, and you’re looking for a way out.

3. Your dear family and friends you would be with for Thanksgiving are just too far away.

4. You are from a different country and culture and you’re curious about the American tradition of Thanksgiving.

5. You have no friends, your football team doesn’t play Thanksgiving, and you’ve grown weary eating macaroni and cheese alone or with your dog (or cat).

Fear not, for James River Hikers – Hiking with History is coming to rescue you.

Help will be in two parts.

Part #1 The Thanksgiving day hike.

Part #2 The Thanksgiving dinner. Here is that Meetup announcement:

https://www.meetup.com/James-River-Hikers/events/279130912/?isFirstPublish=true

This Meetup is for Part #1 - The Thanksgiving day hike.

Here's a map pinpointing the spot where we'll begin hiking.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/37.5374008,-77.4629398/37.530511,-77.460973/@37.5340128,-77.4642488,17z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0

We will hike from Riverview Cemetery to Belle Isle, cross to the James River's south side, head west on the Buttermilk Trail, cross the river again at the Boulevard (Nickel) Bridge, make a loop by the water plant and return east to Riverview Cemetery along a riverside path I promise you will find stunningly beautiful.

Don't make the mistake of parking at the Riverview Cemetery entrance. Take one of the winding roads all the way to the south eastern most corner of cemetery where you will find ample parking on the grass. You will literally be able to see the river from where your car is parked.

I predict this hike will take about 3 hours 45 min.

Dogs are ok under the following conditions.

1. Your dog will be on a leash and under your control the entire time of the Meetup.
2. You will ensure that your dog keeps a distance from all the other hikers such that neither your dog nor its leash will become entangled with any of them. That’s another way of saying you and your dog will not be allowed to hike either adjacent to nor either closely directly in front of nor closely behind any of the other hikers.
3. Your dog will not become the center of attention.