This weekend, grandpa to be, David Evans (my dad) and I traveled to a newly created outdoor recreation area in Northwest Davidson County called Beaman Park.
"Beaman Park lies on the Highland Rim, just outside of the Nashville Basin, in the northwest edge of Davidson County. Its terrain features steep, forested slopes, with drier ridge tops and elevations just under 1000 feet. Deep hollows contain pristine springs and streams. Most of the park is drained by Little Marrowbone Creek on the north and Bull Run Creek on the south. The surface geology exhibits limestone, cherty limestone, shale, siltstone and a unique mudstone that is often a beautiful yellow or rust color. Many of the creek beds and rock outcroppings are Chattanooga black shale."
This place basically has two very nice trail systems, one following the high ridge lines and the other following a creek up through Henry Hollow. The creek trail was the most scenic in my opinion with wicked shale outcrops being carved by water rushing down from the ridges. This place could probably get a little dangerous in a huge downpour. Anyway - everyone had a blast hiking especially Lucy!
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