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Hiking itineraries and notes

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  • Telephone 404 P.O. Box 1281 A.-B. Photo Service Princess Theatre Bldg. 30 E. College St. Asheville, N. C. Proposed 1st day: Asheville to Smokemont. 2nd day: Smokemont to camp, somewhere around Indian Gap (Newfound Gap). 3rd day : Chimney Top--Mt . Mingus, then move camp to base of Mt. Collins. 4th day : Camp to Mt . Collins, Sawtooth, then come back to camp. 5th day : Camp to Hughes Ridge, if impossible to reach Hughes Ridge, may camp near Laurel Top. 6th day : . Camp toward Mt . Guyot and come back to camp along Hughes Ridge. 7th day: Camp to Smokemont. Fri. 1st day Ash to Smokemont Satur 2nd day Smokemont to Indian Gap Camp. 7 mi Sun. 3rd day Indian Gap Camp to Chimney Top to camp 7 mi. Mon. 4th day. Camp to Mt. Collins to camp. Tues. 5th day Mt. Kephart, Mt. Mingus to camp. Wed. 6th day Camp to Mt. Collins to Smokemont.
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  • These 25 pages include hand-written and typed itineraries and notes on various trips into the Smokies. They include distances to and from various points. Most likely these notes belonged to either Horace Kephart or George Masa; they were among Masa’s papers. George Masa (1881-1933) was active in the Appalachian Trail Club and in the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In 1931, he was named to the three-person nomenclature committee for the North Carolina Park Commission and had the responsibility for accurately naming the peaks, streams, and other features. Mutual interests fostered Masa’s friendship with Horace Kephart (1862-1931), a noted author and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Kephart and Masa often hiked together with park officials on inspection trips and provided information to stir public interest. Kephart wrote many articles promoting regional conservation and the park movement.