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| Bluebell08 | Hike from Newfound Gap  Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2006 | |
| A muddy hike from Newfound Gap, that night was a cold one in the Smokies. | |
| Posted Apr 16, 2008 1:03 am | ||
| unclehud | Chilly and windy Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2007 | |
| Walked up the paved path -- and the cool observation tower -- the day before we went up Mount LeConte. | |
| Posted Feb 10, 2008 7:08 pm | ||
| jimegan | CLINGMAN'S DOME Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2007 | |
| ROAD TO TRAILHEAD CLOSED BY SNOW SO HIKED UP SWITCHING TO AT AFTER A MILE. NUMEROUS DOWNFALLS TO GET OVER/UNDER/AROUND AND LARGE CLUMPS OF SNOW FALLING FROM THE TREE LIMBS MADE FOR AN INTERESTING HIKE | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2008 11:56 am | ||
| captainbuuda | Free Mtn parking | |
| I loved the view, but feel like I haven't quite earned it yet. I'll have to hike up from Chimney Tops next time. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2008 7:53 am | ||
| wildfam | Spring Break Stop Date Climbed: Apr 4, 2006 | |
| Highpoint #4 - great visit. Stayed in Gatlinburg - played Hillbilly golf & such. Drove up & parked; hiked up via Forney Ridge trail - thoroughly enjoyed. Lots of rime ice. | |
| Posted Jan 22, 2008 9:31 pm | ||
| rfolkenberg | Easy hike up Date Climbed: May 10, 2007 | |
| Climbed up easily from parking lot-Cheaters haha | |
| Posted Jan 11, 2008 1:23 pm | ||
| johnmnichols | Clingmans Trail Run Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2006 | |
| Trail ran to the summit from the Deep Creek TH in Bryson City. Ran via the Noland Divide, Noland Creek, and Forney Ridge Trails. Total distance was approximately 21 miles with 7000 feet of vertical gain. Run was fully self-supported as there is no vehicle access along this route. | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2007 10:13 am | ||
| Six2 | AT Hike | |
| I climbed the summit tower in April of this year as a part of a section hike. It was a couple of days after a huge windstorm and there were many, many blowdowns on the way north into Newfound Gap. | |
| Posted Nov 28, 2007 1:29 am | ||
| eric-griz | Dead Trees Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2000 | |
| First ascent was part of my 2000 AT thru-hike. It was cloudy with low visibility. Went back last fall (visiting on a fall weekend is a mistake) and got great views and autumn color too! | |
| Posted Nov 9, 2007 9:39 pm | ||
| TJ311 | Attack of the Aphid Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2007 | |
| We hiked from Newfound Gap to Clingman's Dome via the Appalachian Trail. Along the trail, we noticed so many large trees had uprooted and fallen over. The ranger told us it was Aphid outbreak. It was great weather going up, but once @ the strange summit, it started to pour. Visibility was about 1 foot and it was a cold rain. We hitched a ride back down to our car in the back of a pick up truck. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2007 8:48 am | ||
| buzzdainer | Appalachian Trail Date Climbed: Apr 1, 1995 | |
| Rainy day. Climbed up the weird lookout tower, where I could see nothing, then quickly retreated and kept hiking. | ||
| Posted Oct 14, 2007 10:35 pm | ||
| Dangers Pop | Wasn't expecting this Date Climbed: May 14, 2007 | |
| People, dead trees and a space ship looking structure at the top. I guess if you're going to the Smokey Mountains you've got to experience this. | |
| Posted Oct 7, 2007 11:13 pm | ||
| argothor | Walked the last bit from the parking lot | |
| Drove up to the vast parking lot, and then walked the rest of the way. One tough peak. First state high point though. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2007 5:00 pm | ||
| weeds19 | Interesting Summit Date Climbed: May 27, 2003 | |
| This was part of an 11 state highpoint trip that started in St Louis and ended in Missoula Montana. Great spot to stretch the legs! | ||
| Posted Sep 27, 2007 12:18 am | ||
| CheesySciFi | My first state highpoint! Date Climbed: May 19, 2006 | |
| Did Clingman's Dome the easy way shortly after getting hitched. It was really windy, and it was a shame to see what was happening to the trees at the summit, but the views were still great. | |
| Posted Sep 21, 2007 4:01 pm | ||
| Florida Frank | cold day Date Climbed: Dec 2, 1979 | |
| Very cold on top, but surprisingly devoid of snow. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2007 12:14 pm | ||
| climbmn | Too much haze Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007 | |
| Easy hike with no view because of the haze caused mostly from pollution. A fun way to stretch the legs, however. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2007 9:37 pm | ||
| MollyL | Super Foggy Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2007 | |
| For being such a lame hike I was hoping at least for a view - but no such luck...super dense fog and even some thunder and lightening! Fun climbing (I mean walking) with my friends anyway! | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2007 7:10 pm | ||
| chilkoot | If you want to fit in... | |
| wear flip flops and bring along a Big Gulp from 7-11. Also hiked up 8/4/91 and 4/1/98 on my AT Thru-hike. Definitely a beatiful area. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2007 12:21 am | ||
| Stu Brandel | Sad but View Date Climbed: Oct 18, 1994 | |
| Not for the hiker, but worth the time to see the view. There are quite wonderful ridge trails right nearby that offer solitude and dramatic wild vistas. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2007 10:08 pm | ||
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