March 1, 2008, the second annual Hike to Yellow River was attended by 14 eager hikers who enjoyed beautiful weather for a day of tranquillity in the beautiful woods and swamp on the west side of Highway 85 on the Eglin reservation.  The hikers chose the mileage they wanted to hike with an option of a 3 mile, 6 mile, or 8 mile hike.  When the day ended, nine hikers had traversed from the civilized to the untamed.

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Fourteen eager hikers	Christine leads the way	Bob ascends a Florida hill	Kathy, Jane, Liz and Paul K
Anne and Liz	Dinner on the grounds (on the bank of the Yellow River)	Maples blooming in Yellow River Swamp	Time to get wet
Christine and Anne searching for a bridge	Paul helps Mary dance across a submerged log	Tom found a log bridge	Marsha says if Tom can walk it, she can walk it
- Logs make Mary happy	Here's "sure footed" Bob	Liz and Anne hiking along the banks of Yellow River	Tom and Paul
Tom, Christine, and Paul search for the treadway	Paul, Marsha, and Anne	Tom pointing out swamp features to Mary	Liz has her own unique style
Christine getting close to dry trail again	Tom and Paul at the big cypress tree crossing	End of the trail .. standing L to R:  Wallis, Paul, Anne, Tom, Bob   kneeling L to R:  Marsha, Mary, Christine, Liz	The ride back to the vehicles