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On top of Siler Bald, one of the two exceptionally beautiful places on the
AT that I came across (the other being Max Patch Mountain).
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Another pic from top of Siler Bald
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Looking out from the top of Siler Bald.
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The path up to the top of Siler Bald.
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Wesser Bald
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A cat who (evidentally) lives at Wesser Bald.
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The Wilderness Trail crosses the Modern World
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A nice vista. I think this is in between Wesser Bald and the NOC.
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Another vista
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A glimpse on the way down to the NOC.
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More view
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This is coming up from the NOC, it was wet and rainy and miserable, but there
was a very nice flowering plant which cheered me up.
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This is Cheoah Bald, which ``offers one of the most splendid panoramas in the southern Appalachians.'' But not for me, it was fogged in.
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Me, Rhodedendrum, and fog.
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The weather has cleared by the time I reach Fontana Lake at the bottom of
the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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Part of Fontana Dam
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The road that goes across Fontana Dam
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Fontana Dam
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Hiking up on the north side of the lake, a glmipse back onto Fontana Lake
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A nice view in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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One of the nice open areas in the GSMNP.
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A nice view with a nice grassy area in GSMNP.
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This is what the trail looks like in a lot of the Great Smoky Mountain National
Park. The trail tends to not be so nice because they let horses on it.
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This is on the top of Rockytop Mountain. I'm with two guys I met at
NOC and caught up with a couple days later. They hike pretty fast. The
three ladies are teachers in Alaska and like to correct grammar.
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The edge of Hell, aka Gatlinburg.
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