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Handbook/ 1933/ Smoky Mountains Hiking Club

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  • JULY 2 BLANKET MOUNTAIN The one place, within the Tennessee side of the Great Smokies, from which you can see the greatest portion of the Park area is none other than Blanket Mountain - an easy one-day hike from Elkmont. Yes, there are prettier trails in the Smokies. In fact, this is one of the least attractive trails of them all. Even so, we can get something from that. We can see how ALL of the Smokies might have looked in a few years but for the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. On this trail we shall see evidences of the "modern" methods of lumbering. Then we are rewarded for a relatively uninteresting trek by one of the choicest panoramas in the entire Park. We see the State line from Gregory to Guyot. Mighty Mt. LeConte, to the north of the main range, and the towering Chimney Tops, the Sugarlands; Cove Mountain and Rich Mountain stand out in bold relief. The trail is not steep and the distance is short enough to permit a leisurely trip. That's something! Leave Dixie System at 7:00 o'clock. Driving distance 100 miles round trip. Hiking distance 10 miles round trip, over an easy trail. Take canteen and food for one meal. Leaders: W. E. TRAINER (Gatlinbure) MRS. HALLIE HAYES (2-6589) 41
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