LRTC Hiking Series - Quarter 3 - Hike 3
2024-09-21 08:00 (America/New_York) | Little River Trading Company
LRTC Hike: Pogue Creek Canyon PLUS Camp
There are limited spots available for the hikes, so don’t miss out!!
Just email Hike Organizer Dolphin Riggs at Dolphin@LittleRiverTradingCo.com to get signed up.
Once registration is confirmed, Dolphin will shoot you hike details on where and when to meet.
Rain Date – TBA
Event Location: Pogue Creek Canyon PLUS Camp

LRTC Hiking Series - Quarter 3 - Hike 2
2024-08-24 11:00 - 12:00
LRTC Hike: A “Walk to Remember”…
This adventure combines hiking, maps and compass skills, problem and/or riddle solving, memory/details, and a get-together after the saunter to have a potluck style picnic, give-aways and awards at Metcalf Bottoms Pavilion.
There are limited spots available for the hikes, so don’t miss out!!
Just email Hike Organizer Dolphin Riggs at Dolphin@LittleRiverTradingCo.com to get signed up.
Once registration is confirmed, Dolphin will shoot you hike details on where and when to meet.
Rain Date – August 31, 2024
Event Location: A “Walk to Remember”…

Weather and Climate Clinic with Dr. Anne Waple
2024-08-01 17:30 - 18:30
Join consulting climate scientist, Dr. Anne Waple, for a clinic on weather and climate in our region.
This event will cover some basics of weather in our region, how to understand (and go deeper into) forecasts and trends, and how to prepare. We’ll talk about our southern Appalachian mountain climate and touch on all the elements that matter when we’re out in exposed locations: heat (and heat index), cold, lightning, rain, snow/ice, wildfire, etc. There will be plenty of time for Q&A and discussion too, so bring all your ‘burning’ questions!
Thursday, August 1, 2024
5:30 – Meet and Greet
6:00 – Presentation/Clinic
Dr. Anne Waple is a consulting climate change scientist, working with clients from Amazon to small nonprofits. She spent over a dozen years with the federal government (NOAA), including as the Technical Director of the US National Climate Assessment. She’s lived in southern Appalachia for 28 years, in Maryville for the last three, and is a keen hiker, amateur naturalist, and snorkeler of the Little River when it’s not toooo cold.
Event Location: Little River Trading Company (On the way to the Smokies on your right)

LRTC Hiking Series - Quarter 3 - Hike 1
2024-07-20 08:00 - 09:00
LRTC Hike: Clingmans Dome to Newfound Gap
There are limited spots available for the hikes, so don’t miss out!!
Just email Hike Organizer Dolphin Riggs at Dolphin@LittleRiverTradingCo.com to get signed up.
Once registration is confirmed, Dolphin will shoot you hike details on where and when to meet.
Rain Date – July 27, 2024
Event Location: Clingmans Dome to Newfound Gap

PINTS FOR A PURPOSE 2024
2024-06-27 17:00 - 20:00
Pints Are Back!!
Fundraiser for Community Partner – Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee
June 27th, 5:00pm-8:00pm
Prizes Sponsored by – Free Fly, Obōz, Costa, Leki
Tap Takeover – Schulz Bräu Brewing Company
Food Truck – The Spiffy Spud
Music – Cats Away
https://www.facebook.com/CatsAwayPage?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Event Location: Little River Trading Company (On the way to the Smokies on your right)

Quarter 3 Hiking Clinic
2024-06-25 17:30 - 18:30
Meet and Greet – 5:30 pm
Presentation – 6:00 pm
Private Shopping Session – 7:15 pm
Let us know you are coming to the clinic by emailing Hike Organizer Dolphin Riggs at Dolphin@LittleRiverTradingCo.com OR saying you are “Going” to the Facebook Event.
Discussion covering upcoming hikes
July 20th
Aug 24th
Sept 21st
There are limited spots available for the hikes, so don’t miss out. Registration opens for folks that attend the clinic first then to the general public on June 26th.
This clinic is designed to cover what terrain to expect on the trail and trail highlights.
After the presentation, work with our sales team to get you in the know on the appropriate gear needed for the hikes. We will focus on your needs and answer any questions you might have. Custom pack fitting and boot/shoe fitting will be available during this time.
Topics of Discussion:
Layering 101
Nutrition and Hydration
Custom pack fitting available
Customer footwear fitting available
Event Location: Little River Trading Company

LRTC Hiking Series - Quarter 2 - Hike 3
2024-06-22 08:00 - 09:00
LRTC Hike: Big Creek Trail
There are limited spots available for the hikes, so don’t miss out!!
Registration opens on March 29, 2024.
Just email Hike Organizer Dolphin Riggs at Dolphin@LittleRiverTradingCo.com to get signed up.
Once registration is confirmed, Dolphin will shoot you hike details on where and when to meet.
Rain Date – June 29, 2024
**You can get first dibs on registering by joining us for our 2024 hiking series clinic on March 28th at Little River Trading Co.**
Meet and Greet at 5:30 pm
Presentation at 6:00 pm
Event Location: Big Creek Campground, Smoky Mountains

LRTC Hiking Series - Quarter 2 - Hike 2
2024-06-01 08:00
**This Hike has been moved to June 1st due to weather**
LRTC Hike: Twenty Mile Loop
There are limited spots available for the hikes, so don’t miss out!!
Registration opens on March 29, 2024.
Just email Hike Organizer Dolphin Riggs at Dolphin@LittleRiverTradingCo.com to get signed up.
Once registration is confirmed, Dolphin will shoot you hike details on where and when to meet.
Rain Date – May 24, 2024
**You can get first dibs on registering by joining us for our 2024 hiking series clinic on March 28th at Little River Trading Co.**
Meet and Greet at 5:30 pm
Presentation at 6:00 pm
Event Location:

Backpacking 101 Workshop
2024-05-14 17:30 - 18:30
If you’re just starting out backpacking it can be a little overwhelming. We know, we’ve been there before and would like to help. If you are ready to take the leap from car camping and day hiking to overnight backpacking this class is for you!
Feel prepared for your first multi-day back-country adventure with advice from our trail experts. This class is designed specifically with the new backpacker in mind. We’ll teach you the beginner skills you need to plan your trip, pack appropriately, set up your campsite, and more.
After the presentation, work with our sales team to get you in the know on the appropriate gear needed for the hikes. We will focus on your needs and answer any questions you might have. Custom pack fitting and boot/shoe fitting will be available during this time.
Meet and Greet: 5:30 pm
Presentation: 6:00 pm
Custom Shopping Session: 7:15 pm
RSVP to Dolpin Riggs at dolphin@littlerivertradingco.com
Event Location: Little River Trading Company (On the way to the Smokies on your right)

Gear Swap
2024-05-04 09:00 - 12:00
Bring your clean lightly used gear that’s collecting dust and turn it into cash or new gear! A donation bin will be onsite for unwanted or unsold items.
Bikes | Backpacks | Tents | Sleeping bags | Boots Hammocks | Stoves | Racks | Cook wear | Clothing
Crafted Jolt will be serving their incredible coffee drinks from 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Menu & Order

Gear Swap Schedule –
8:00AM – Set up, we provide one parking spot you provide everything else needed for your setup.
9:00AM – 12PM – Gear Swap
10:30AM – 11AM – Flat Repair Clinic – Cycology Bicycles
** RAIN DATE – MAY 18TH **
Event Location: Little River Trading Company (On the way to the Smokies on your right)

PINTS FOR A PURPOSE 2024
2024-04-25 17:00 - 20:00
Pints Are Back!!
Fundraiser for Community Partner – Special Growers
April 25th, 5:00pm-8:00pm
Prizes Sponsored by – TEVA, Black Diamond, Peak Design
Tap Takeover – Peaceful Side Brewery
Food Truck – Bob’s Smoking Somethin’
Event Location: Little River Trading Company (On the way to the Smokies on your right)

LRTC Hiking Series - Quarter 2 - Hike 1
2024-04-20 08:00
LRTC Hike: Max Patch to Brown Gap
There are limited spots available for the hikes, so don’t miss out!!
Registration opens on March 29, 2024.
Just email Hike Organizer Dolphin Riggs at Dolphin@LittleRiverTradingCo.com to get signed up.
Once registration is confirmed, Dolphin will shoot you hike details on where and when to meet.
Rain Date – April 27, 2024
**You can get first dibs on registering by joining us for our 2024 hiking series clinic on March 28th at Little River Trading Co.**
Meet and Greet at 5:30 pm
Presentation at 6:00 pm
Event Location:

Appalachian Bear Rescue - Trail Safety and Bear Biology
2024-04-16 17:30 - 18:30
Appalachian Bear Rescue presents best practices for trail safety when encountering a bear and bear biology during the upcoming spring season.
Meet and Greet: 5:30 pm
Presentation: 6:00 pm
Private Shopping Session at Little River Trading Co: 7:15 pm
Event Location: Little River Trading Company (On the way to the Smokies on your right)

Songs for the Mountains: Music Workshop
2024-04-05 17:30 - 18:30
5:30 Meet and Greet
6:00-8:00 Presentation
You are quietly meandering down a mountain trail listening to the chirping of birds on distant tree limbs. Little forest critters scamper through the fallen leaves as the wind rustles through native grasses and branches of trees blowing more leaves onto your trail. The euphony of sound becomes music … a symphony to your ears.
How do you creatively translate these sounds, subtle smells, and emotions into a moving musical composition?
On Friday, April 5, 2024, singer/songwriter Will Kruger will share some of his songs and professional hints for translating your emotions and stories into songs of the trail and the mountains of East Tennessee.
“Will’s songs share a style that recalls many of his earliest folk music influences, among them, Peter, Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, Gordon Lightfoot, and James Taylor and John Denver, in particular.”
Feel welcome to bring your guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, cello, whatever you play, and join us as we “jam out” with Will Kruger and learn the gift of songwriting.
Let us know you are coming by selecting “Going” to this event. Not on Facebook? Email Marketing Manager Emily Miller at Emily@LittleRiverTradingCo.com
About Will Kruger: https://www.willkruger.com/about/
Event Location: Little River Trading Company (On the way to the Smokies on your right)

2nd Quarter Hiking Clinic
2024-03-28 17:30 - 18:30
Meet and Greet – 5:30 pm
Presentation – 6:00 pm
Private Shopping Session – 7:15 pm
Let us know you are coming to the clinic by emailing Hike Organizer Dolphin Riggs at dolphin@littlerivertradingco.com
There are limited spots available for the hikes, so don’t miss out. Registration opens for folks that attend the clinic first then to the general public on March 29th.
This clinic is designed to cover what terrain to expect on the trail and trail highlights.
After the presentation, work with our sales team to get you in the know on the appropriate gear needed for the hikes. We will focus on your needs and answer any questions you might have. Custom pack fitting and boot/shoe fitting will be available during this time.
Topics of Discussion:
Layering 101
Nutrition and Hydration
Custom pack fitting available
Customer footwear fitting available
2nd Quarter Hikes:
April 20th – Max Patch to Brown Gap (Wildflower Hike)
May 18th – Twenty Mile Loop
June 22nd – Cherokee National Forest – Snowbird Creek Trail #64
Event Location: Little River Trading Company (On the way to the Smokies on your right)

LRTC Hiking Series 1 Quarter Hike 3: Wildflower Hike
2024-03-16 11:00 - 12:00
LRTC Wildflower Hike: Schoolhouse Gap to Chestnut Top
There are limited spots available for the hikes, so don’t miss out. Registration opens on December 13th, 2023. Just email Hike Organizer Dolphin Riggs at Dolphin@LittleRiverTradingCo.com to get signed up.
Once registration is confirmed, Dolphin will shoot you hike details on where and when to meet.
You can get first dibs on registering by joining us for our 2024 hiking series clinic on December, 12th at Little River Trading Co. Meet and Greet at 5:30 pm, Presentation at 6:00 pm.
Distance: approximately 6 miles, may also include White Oak Sinks
Difficulty: Moderate
Trail features: Wildflowers
Event Location: Schoolhouse Gap Trail, Townsend, TN 37882, United States

LRTC Hiking Series 1 Quarter Hike 2
2024-02-10 11:00
LRTC Hike: West Prong Trail
There are limited spots available for the hikes, so don’t miss out. Registration opens on December 13th, 2023. Just email Hike Organizer Dolphin Riggs at Dolphin@LittleRiverTradingCo.com to get signed up.
Once registration is confirmed, Dolphin will shoot you hike details on where and when to meet.
You can get first dibs on registering by joining us for our 2024 hiking series clinic on December, 12th at Little River Trading Co. Meet and Greet at 5:30 pm, Presentation at 6:00 pm.
West Prong Trail (approximately 8 miles round-trip)
Difficulty: Moderate
Trail features: History/cemetery, water
Alternate Trail: Norris Dam River Bluff Trail
Rain Date: Feb. 17
Event Location: West Prong Trail

Winter Photography Workshop with Jack Graham and Bill Fortney
2024-01-25 17:30 - 18:30
Join world-renowned photographers Jack Graham and Bill Fortney for an entertaining, interactive, and educational workshop. This Free workshop will cover outdoor winter photography focusing on landscape, wildlife, and lighting.
For more info on Jack Graham and Bill Fortney visit https://gfpsym.com/about-jack-and-bill/
Meet and Greet: 5:30 pm
Presentation: 6:00 pm
RSVP to Dolphin Riggs at dolphin@littlerivertradingco.com
Event Location: Little River Trading Company
