Notes on Quotes: Hiking and Predicting the Future

By Gordon Mercer and Marcia Gaines Mercer | Mar 08, 2013

“Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all economic growth in the United States.” Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004

    Often in creating significant hiking trail areas, leadership is involved. The Pinnacle Park Foundation and Town of Sylva along with Tom Massie, Mayor Brenda Oliver, Attorney Jay Coward, and local citizens helped preserve over 1000 acres area of conservation wilderness in Sylva known as Pinnacle Park. There are many trails in the park including a 3.5 mile hike to the “Pinnacle,” where there is a breathtaking panoramic view of the surrounding mountains and valleys.

  As we started hiking, Rick and Sandra Grunwell gave us an overview of Pinnacle Park and the trail to the Pinnacle, which features great views along beautiful Fisher Creek. They were ...

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