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Posted on 3/1/15 at 9:02 pm to TRUERockyTop
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I believe we've got the highest elevation along the trail which makes for some beautiful scenery.
I believe it is Mt. Rogers
Posted on 3/1/15 at 9:07 pm to aVatiger
Clingmans Dome is the highest point of the AT. I think Mt Washington in New Hampshire may be second highest.
Eta- I was wrong. Mt Guyot is second. Washington third highest.
Eta- I was wrong. Mt Guyot is second. Washington third highest.
This post was edited on 3/1/15 at 9:46 pm
Posted on 3/1/15 at 9:16 pm to dbllung
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I would at least like to try a section of it.
Here are a couple of YouTube links with some beautiful video of the AT.
I like the second link the best, though. LINK
This one is more realistic and just has the sounds of the trail. Timber rattler is towards the end, but I never saw the bear in this clip. Guess it must be on one of the other clips.
LINK
Posted on 3/1/15 at 9:28 pm to dbllung
I haven't but it's on my list. I was actually scheduling for this year (started planning about three years ago) but a lot of stuff came up at work. One day....
Posted on 3/1/15 at 9:55 pm to HoLeInOnEr05
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Is that picture of Mount Mitchell?
It's of the look out tower on top of Clingmans dome in TN. Mt. Mitchell is about another 1 hour+ north east in the Black Mountains of NC.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 6:35 am to Nodust
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I like reading about the AT
Have you read:
It's a good read. The author found it to be much more difficult than he realized.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 7:18 am to Nodust
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I like reading about the AT
The Climb to Katahdin
My buddy did the whole trail a while back and made a nice little documentary on it - he did a great job on it, and highly recommend checking it out for anyone interested.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 7:25 am to dbllung
I did it! Hiked the entire width of it in 2012. Pretty cool experience. Naw, actually have hiked only about 6 miles of its length.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 8:53 am to Tiger2763
I did the GSMNP portion one summer in high school, great hike. Just a bit over 70 miles from what I remember. Would love to do the whole thing, but by the time I have time to do something like that, I won't be physically capable of doing something like that.
Only takes about a week for most people unless you just want to screw around and take your time.
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I may start making plans to hike the GSMNP portion of it in the next few years. That should only take a few weeks.
Only takes about a week for most people unless you just want to screw around and take your time.
This post was edited on 3/2/15 at 8:58 am
Posted on 3/2/15 at 11:42 am to Dam Guide
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Only takes about a week for most people unless you just want to screw around and take your time.
Isn't the GSMNP section like 70 miles? A week seems like a long time.
Posted on 3/2/15 at 11:43 am to Tigris
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It's a good read. The author found it to be much more difficult than he realized.
The book on "smartphone" is even better. The person who narrated it is funny. I have the book and it's on my phone. Good stuff for sure!
Posted on 3/2/15 at 11:49 am to LSUintheNW
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Isn't the GSMNP section like 70 miles? A week seems like a long time.
Yeah it's a bit over 70. People tend to spend more time sightseeing along it. You could do it a lot quicker if you wanted. He just said something about doing it for a few weeks, definitely shouldn't take that long.
This post was edited on 3/2/15 at 11:51 am
Posted on 3/2/15 at 12:53 pm to lsugerberbaby
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The Climb to Katahdin
My buddy did the whole trail a while back and made a nice little documentary on it - he did a great job on it, and highly recommend checking it out for anyone interested.
I saws that film. I remember them not making the whole trail. They did summit Katahdin but skipped ahead some. They had a ton of weight in their packs.
It was a good film.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:51 pm to dbllung
We'll looks like he made it three days so far. Snow and ice making an interesting hike. Interesting trail journal.
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