Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee - July 10, 2008
The side trip up to Clingman's Dome on a cloudy and foggy day.
The turn off the main park road.
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At the parking lot, it was chilly for July.
And it was pretty cloudy.
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Views from the parking lot.
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And now we climb.
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Near the summit, we reach the Appalachian Trail.
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And the lookout tower at the summit.
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A big bug on the wall here.
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Not much point in climbing the tower, but we will anyway.
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Lichens.
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"Views" from the top.
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Back on the ground. The summit is around here somewhere, as is the state line.
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A little storage area under the ramp.
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Some little trails around the summit.
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On the way back down.
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Back near the parking area.
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