The road up to Mount Mitchell. [800x600][1600x1200]
It's a steep, winding road. [800x600][1600x1200]
Entrance to the state park. [800x600][1600x1200]
The road nearing the summit. [800x600][1600x1200]
At the parking lot, the GPS shows 6582 ft. It's pretty close. This is the current record for my car's highest elevation. Passing the 6393 at the Continental Divide on I-90 in Montana in June, 2001. [800x600][1600x1200]
Some info about the observation tower. [800x600][1600x1200]
A butterfly along the trail to the summit. [800x600][1600x1200]
The trail. [800x600][1600x1200]
We pass 1.25 miles above sea level part way up the trail. [800x600][1600x1200]
And here it is. [800x600][1600x1200]
View of the parking area. [800x600][1600x1200]
[800x600][1600x1200]
Clingman's Peak and more. [800x600][1600x1200]
Wider view, including the road up here. [800x600][1600x1200]
Here's what we're looking at. [800x600][1600x1200]
Ridge near the summit. [800x600][1600x1200]
What we're looking at... [800x600][1600x1200]
...down here. [800x600][1600x1200]
The tower. [800x600][1600x1200]
The tower again, part way down the trail. [800x600][1600x1200]
Green Knob overlook. [800x600][1600x1200]
And this is what you see there. [800x600][1600x1200]
Now on to an overlook of the Black Mountains, including Mount Mitchell. [800x600][1600x1200]
The Black Mountains. [800x600][1600x1200]