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| Matt K | Route Climbed: Paved trail Date Climbed: Summer 1997  | |
| It was fun to pass all the people huffing up the trail. Views weren't good, too many clouds. | ||
| Posted Aug 29, 2004 7:46 pm | ||
| thegoldengriff | Route Climbed: appalachian trail Date Climbed: Aug 1998 | |
| Good times! | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2004 8:26 pm | ||
| Tbacon251 | Route Climbed: Forney Creek Trail Date Climbed: July 2003 Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2003 | |
| Starting at the top (parking lot) we hiked down the Forney Creek Trail until we reached backcountry camp site 70(where we stayed the night). In the moring, we hiked back up....all the way....up the stairs....and to the summit of Clingman's Dome. This is a long hike with lots of streams to fall in (I fell twice) and get water from. Great hike. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2004 2:03 am | ||
| gunnersmith | Route Climbed: paved trail Date Climbed: multiple | |
| Pavement. What else can I say! How fun can it be? Views are good, but there are a ton of people, and the smog is depressing. | |
| Posted Apr 18, 2004 9:12 pm | ||
| Chris | Route Climbed: From the AT Date Climbed: Many times via the road, 1993 via the AT | |
| A super easy "climb" from the parking lot (or the AT for that matter), but well worth it for the views. Stunning views when the smog/haze isn't too bad (rare anymore apparently). | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2004 10:25 pm | ||
| drm519 | Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: May 1970 | |
| An easy hike. Nice view of the smokies from there. | ||
| Posted Mar 19, 2004 9:12 am | ||
| cp0915 | Route Climbed: Date Climbed: 1984 & 2001 | |
| The summit was shrouded in clouds and mist both times I went. A short, but enjoyable, hike. I took a detour in 2001 and explored a bit of the Appalachian Trail on the way to the top. | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2004 10:17 am | ||
| ajsamuel | Route Climbed: Drive Up Date Climbed: July 2002 | |
| Stopped by after a backpacking trip in GSMNP. | |
| Posted Feb 10, 2004 12:57 pm | ||
| hgrapid | Route Climbed: 1/2 summit trail Date Climbed: April, 1, 2003 | |
| Time permitting I drove to the parking lot near Clingman's Dome. I had just climbed LeConte via the Alum Cave trail. April 1st was the first day the road to Clingman's Dome was open in 2003. The views were spectacular from the lookout tower. This was my 20th state highpoint. I have now done 21 state highpoints. | |
| Posted Jan 22, 2004 10:44 am | ||
| Dean | Route Climbed: walk up from parking lot Date Climbed: Spring 1970 | |
| One of the best memories I have of two years in Missouri in the army at Ft. Leonard Wood was the trip my wife and I made to Tennessee and the Great Smokies. As I remember, the most difficult thing was finding a parking space. Great views in all directions and I came to an understanding of how the "Great Smokies" got their name. I'd love to do this one again. Several bears that were panhandling created a traffic jam on the road up. : ) | |
| Posted Jan 11, 2004 7:17 pm | ||
| desainme | Route Climbed: car or trail Date Climbed: summer 72 and others | |
| In the early 70's I saw the summit forest intact. Beautiful elfin forest of Red Spruce and Fraser Fir(Balsam). Since then it has become a sad reminder of bug importation- Euro aphid and Acid Rain. Walked up in summer 86 from Cades Cove over Thunder Head etc. took two nights out. and hitch hiked out with a one-eyed driver, a Vietnam Vet who had a handy beer cooler in the back. "Help yourselves boys and pass me some. One has to negotiate a long canyon from Sugarlands back to Cades Cove but our Odin like driver with Meade by Miller was more than up to the task. | |
| Posted Dec 24, 2003 12:00 am | ||
| ITRAD | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: 03/05/94 | |
| It was a bitter cold epic, the weather turned for the worse. We rec'd 36" of snow in about twelve hrs. Camped on the summit under the tower to stay protected from the falling trees & limbs. Hiked out 8 miles the next day. | |
| Posted Dec 23, 2003 8:43 pm | ||
| BobSmith | Route Climbed: Drive up Date Climbed: four times 1974-1999 | |
| I've never climbed Clingman's Dome. I always drive up and stroll to the tower. Of my four trips, three of them found the summit in its usual overcast mantle of clouds. The last time, though, in 1999, the air was clear and the view amazing. As with the rest of the high country along the spine of the Southern Appalachians, it's horrifying to see the effects of acid rain on the healthy evergreen climax forests I hiked through as a youth. I'm glad I saw them at their peak, but the destruction of those forests by pollution still horrifies and enrages me. | |
| Posted Nov 14, 2003 5:18 pm | ||
| fox5659 | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: April 2002 | |
| Brutal cold in April - but no tourists. Nice views of the Smokies from the tower. The tower reminded me of a marble race toy we had when we were kids. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2003 12:54 pm | ||
| dsnell | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: June 29, 2003 | |
| I got to the parking lot at about 7:00 on what would later be a crowded summer Sunday. Early in the morning, however, I had the whole place to myself, except for a nice couple from Georgia. The views were nice, except for the dead trees. I'm sure the place was truly stunning before the trees died. It's too bad the Park Service can't (or won't, what ever the case may be) do anything to save them. I encountered a verly large (and brave) doe on the way down. Get there early to avoid the crowds! | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2003 8:13 am | ||
| vbeckman74 | Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: September 2000 | |
| Highpoint number 6 for Dy and I. | |
| Posted May 30, 2003 8:26 am | ||
| climber46 | Route Climbed: road Date Climbed: Oct 19, 1995 | |
| I drove the scenic route between Chattanooga and Kentucky by going over the Great Smoky Mtns National Park and also driving to the this lofty summit. It is disappionting to see the adelgid destroying the alpine forests up there. The fall colors lower down were spectacular. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2003 3:02 pm | ||
| big_g | Route Climbed: AT and MST Date Climbed: Feb 5, 2000 | |
| Snowy and cold when I was there. I was tempted to bivy near the tower. I never did make it out to the next shelter - too much snow and downed trees. I slept in the restrooms at the gap. Running water and a toilet!!! GA->ME 2000 Also climbed again 23 Apr 2007 to finish off the Mountain to Sea Trail. It was much easier this time! | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2003 6:19 pm | ||
| christina_alabama | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: December 21, 2002 | |
| Had a nice two day trip. | ||
| Posted Jan 7, 2003 6:11 pm | ||
| rcorby2 | Route Climbed: Newfound Gap (kind of, anyways) Date Climbed: November 1994 and 1995 | |
| Hit this peak on two different occasions when I did 3 and 4 day treks in this area in the mid 90's. | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2002 12:48 pm | ||
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