|
The Fiery Gizzard Trail runs from Tracy City, Tennessee to Foster Falls in Marion County, Tennessee. It is renowned for its beauty and diversity, cited by ''Backpacker'' magazine as one of the top 25 hiking trails in the United States. The trail offers scenic views, waterfalls, rock formations, and hemlock trees over 200 years old.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Fiery Gizzard Trail: Difficult but interesting overnight trail along Fiery Creek Gorge )〕 The trail follows Fiery Gizzard Creek for a time, then ascends to Raven Point which offers a "spectacular overlook." From there, the trail runs along the canyon rim to Foster Falls. The trail is part of the South Cumberland State Park. ==History== Various legends explain how the Fiery Gizzard creek, and thereby the trail alongside it, might have gotten its name. One suggests that, while eating a turkey at his camp along the creek, Davy Crockett burned his tongue on a gizzard and spit it into the gorge. Another holds that an Indian chief threw a turkey gizzard into the fire to get the attention of Europeans at a peace conference.〔 A historical marker near the Tracy City terminus recalls a "crude experimental blast furnace" built by Tennessee Coal and Railroad Company in the 1870s to determine if the coal could produce iron. The furnace, called "Fiery Gizzard," burned for three days, producing "only" , then the stovepipe collapsed.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Tracy City Information )〕 In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) company 1475 established camp near Tracy City where they dug several lakes and worked to prevent forest fires in the surrounding area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Tracy City Civilian Conservation Corps camp workshop )〕 The CCC made improvements to the Fiery Gizzard Trail by building steps near the Fruit Bowl rock feature. They also built a pump house above the Blue Hole.〔〔 The trail, maintained as part of the South Cumberland Recreation Area by the State of Tennessee, goes through the Grundy Forest State Natural Area and through the Foster Falls Wild Area owned by TVA, but half crosses private property, and a large portion of the views from the trail were, in 2010, owned by a timber investment company. The state and a coalition of conservation groups have purchased land to secure the vistas for the future.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Fiery Gizzard Project )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fiery Gizzard Trail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|