Date: Friday, May 2nd

Time: Starting at 10:30 AM

Where: Popper Tract

Distance: 1.5 miles

Difficulty: (4/10 difficulty) Easy To Moderate. A few stream-crossings

Cost: FREE

Registration: Pre-registration is REQUIRED

We invite you to join us for a memorial hike to honor and remember our friend Bill Popper and his dedication to preserving the 573-acre Prices Creek Preserve in Yancey County that he loved so much.

This hike is a perennial favorite, taking participants through our Price’s Creek Preserve where an astounding array of ephemeral wildflowers can be found this time of year, including May Apples, Blood Root, Lark Spur, and much more..  We will start at the entrance of the long gravel road that leads up to the property and hike through a primarily Northern Hardwood Forest ecosystem. Once we get off the gravel road, we will cross into the property and make our way to a nice spot on Price’s Creek for lunch. 

As part of our “For Love of Beer & Mountains” partnership with Highland Brewing, at the conclusion of the hike, we will provide Highland’s newest seasonal release – Highland Cerveza Lime Lager – for participants to enjoy.  We also invite folks to join us at Highland’s Cinco de Mayo Cerveza Celebration on Monday, May 5th!

NOTE: Due to limited parking availability, we will be hard capping this hike at 15 participants. Please register each party member individually to ensure we do not go over this number.

We will meet at a public parking area before carpooling to Price’s Creek Preserve. If you are willing to be a driver, please let me know in the comments section of your registration.

If you would like to learn more about Bill Popper and his passion for this land that he loved, please read our recent memorial here. 

If you have any questions please email Justin Tucker at justin@appalachian.org.