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Program of hikes for 1930/ Smoky Mountains Hiking Club

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  • ty-five cents. After supper and before dark, we drive about ten miles to the place where we will park our cars and start a three mile hike. We follow an old road bed and even the most inexperienced hiker can make this trip. The Cumberland Hotel, which is on the edge of the cliff overlooking the falls, is open to those who care to stay there. There is plenty of camping ground all around. Sunday morning we will explore some of the caves close by, also climb to some of the small pinnacles and e-et a distant view of these wonderful falls. For those who do not care to take their own breakfast and lunch, the hotel will take care of them for the usual cost of these meals. This trip is one of the most interesting, although it will be a bit more expensive on account of the long drive. Come along, everyone who wants to make a short hike, but well worth the time and money, for here you will see some wonderful sights which are unsurpassed for their kind anywhere in the country. Leave Saunders System at 1 P. M. Round trip hiking distance 6 easy miles. Cost: transportation about $4.00 each; hotel $3.00. Leaders: Wm. C. McCammon, Jr., (Phone 2—5623) and Earl Loden (Phone 3—3141). July 5-6 CLINGMAN'S DOME* While many members of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club have enjoyed hikes to Clingman's Dome, this is our first club trin to this state-line peak, the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area. Prior to the construction of the Indian Gat) Highway, it was an extremely long trip—approximately 35 miles round trip, and then there was no "While this is a very fine hike, it is a hard one. Another hike, an easy one-day trip, is scheduled for this same weekend. Take your choice. 38
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