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Great Smoky Mountains National Park / Land of the Everlasting Hills

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  • IDEAL CAMP SITES ARE NUMEROUS IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK natural park. And while graded roads and highways will eventually enable the visitor to ride in comfort over the Park, there will never be any means of transportation among these mountains that will bring the thrills and surprises that come to the follower of the trail. Moving along through dense forest and underbrush and over fallen tree trunks, with no sky visible except immediately overhead, one often emerges suddenly to a "clearing" where the most magnificent panoramic view brings realization that this indeed is one of Nature's own show places. Men and women, boys and girls, all climb to the top of Mount LeConte. The trail is a rugged one, and it takes an experienced hiker several hours to make the ascent. But the pure fresh air and stimulating breezes that sweep the sides of STRANGERS VISITING THE PARK JOIN THOSE WHO KNOW THE TRAILS AND CAMP SITES
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