Lone hiker missing

A 27-year old hiker from Texas was last seen Monday.  Oconee Emergency Services has put out an alert to locate Richard Gonzalez—6’, a thin 175 pounds.  He was last seen on the Foothills Trail on the river between Nicholson and Burrell’s Ford.  Gonzalez wore a black T-shirt and carried a green backpack.  He has no known medical problems.  It was Gonzalez’s plan to hike the entire trail, but it’s believed he did not have a map.