Unclimbable Lookout Tower at the top |
Jenni at the USGS mark a short distance from the Tower |
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Highpointing
August 3-6, 2006
Thursday August 3: Black Mountain, 4,139', the High Point of Kentucky
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Unclimbable Lookout Tower at the top |
Jenni at the USGS mark a short distance from the Tower |
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Friday August 4: First Day of the Annual HighPointers Convention
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Lidy, Diane, Sjaak and Jenni at the North Carolina Arboreteum
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Saturday August 5: Group assault on Mt. Mitchell, 6,578', the High Point of North Carolina and the highest point east of the Mississippi
Summit Tower |
View from the top |
Jenni and Ralph at the USGS mark |
Folks enjoying watermelon, a HighPointer
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Sunday August 6: Clingman's Dome, 6,643, the High Point of Tennessee and a 7.9 mile hike north on the AT to Newfound Gap.
View along the path to the Summit |
Summit Tower |
Jenni at Newfound Gap |
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Last updated: September 24, 2006
