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Program of hikes for 1930/ Smoky Mountains Hiking Club

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  • Cove. On all sides are mountains! In the distance Thunderhead's towering form arises as if in challenge to its companion standing guard at the far end of the Cove—Gregory's Bald. Have you ever experienced the sensation of having something appear so beautiful that the sight fairly hurts as you look upon it ? No ? Then try the sights of this trip on your optical nerves! Did some one mention food? Yes, not one, but all! O. K. we'll eat; each hiker to his own liking. A fire? Of course and a big one too! Smell the aroma of burning pine in the cool evening air? Feel the warmth from its ruddy glow! Fun? We'll have it! Sandman is not far away! One by one a weary hiker nods his head succumbing to the Sandman's j welcome attack! Imagine sleeping in the open under a canopy of stars as a shelter; the noise of a crackling fire with its sprightly dancing flames; some good old blankets and "beaucoup" fresh mountain air! "Came the dawn," or "Dawn came". The odor of frying, sizzling bacon mingled with the scent of bubbling coffee and mixed with whiffs of pine smoke arouse us—Smell it? Boy! Wake up! Get going! We've Gregory to climb! A smooth foot trail invites us to show our brand as hikers. Up we go! What a panorama unfolds below us as we mount higher and higher up the rugged slopes. Time passes, sights never to be forgotten have made their dent in our gray matter. We've reached the top! Oh! what a view! Range upon range of mountains greet us on every hand. Worth the effort? I think so! But scenery doesn't fill us up and it's dinner time anyway. Not far from the top is the "cootoi sweetes' bestes'" water you ever allowed trickle down your dry oesophagus. That alone is worth the sacrifice you've made—the "top-off" of a substantial meal. Satisfied with your culinary efforts, attention is once more turned to what's about you. The name, Gregory's Bald, is quite symbolic and fit- 16
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