American River Conservancy offers Georgetown Walk
Hike one of the lesser known trails of the Knickerbocker Creek area with Tom Petersen. An easy rolling hills walk of about 4 miles with longer options for those who wish to go further. Tom is the author of the recently published "Georgetown Hiking Trail 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon see www.arconservancy.org for directions Free For more information contact: For reservations call (530) 621-1224
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