Day: July 27, 2002
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GA-Brasstown Bald
Summit Date July 27, 2002, around 11:00 am Party Ryan Cragun Trip Report It was about 3 hours and 15 minutes from summit to summit coming from Clingman’s Dome in TN. I had never been to GA and didn’t know how green it is. I was amazed at the foliage growing on the sides of…
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TN-Clingman’s Dome
Summit Date July 27, 2002, around 7:45 am Party Ryan Cragun Trip Report Beautiful! The hike to this summit and the summit itself were the most beautiful I have been to yet. The valleys just below King’s Peak in Utah were gorgeous, but this peak and the hike to it were amazing. I left my…
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SC-Sassafrass Mountain
Summit Date July 27, 2002, around 3:00 pm Party Ryan Cragun Trip Report This summit was in the middle of nowhere. The closest thing to it was Rocky Bottom, a camp for the blind. Other than that, not much for miles. It also isn’t much of a draw for tourists. I saw one car from…
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NC-Mount Mitchell
Summit Date July 27, 2002, around 5:00 pm Party Ryan Cragun Trip Report Can you say busy? Touristy? Wow! I haven’t seen this many people near a state high point yet. There must have been anywhere from 300 to 700 people spread out from the parking area to the tower on the summit. I had…