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I have spent more mornings than I can count lacing up my boots on the edge of Chattanooga. The mist off the Tennessee River hangs low, the Lookout Mountain ridgeline cuts a dark shape against the sunrise, and somewhere up there a trail is waiting. Over the years I have learned that knowing where you are headed is only half the plan. The other half is understanding what the trail will ask of you. That is where good chattanooga hiking guides earn their place. They do not just