This page contains photos taken between Dawsonville, Ga. (March 28, 2005) to Standing Bear Farm, (April 29, 2005) just north of Smokey Mountains National Park.  

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Scout Troop 322 from Greenville Springs, LA taken at 3 forks convergence in Georgia

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Long Creek Falls in Georgia. The lady is Carolyn who I refer to frequently

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Long Creek Falls 
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View from Ramrock Mountain looking south. The haze explains why there are not too many scenic pictures. Most days have been foggy and hazy

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Walasi-Yi Center in Dicks Creek Gap Georgia.  The center consists of a small grocery, a hostel, and an outfitter

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Walasi-Yi Center in Dicks Creek Gap Georgia

 
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Walasi-Yi Center in Dicks Creek Gap Georgia.  The trail goes through the building.  Notice the white blaze on the left of the opening.

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Inside the Walisi-Yi Hoste.
Home for the night.  It ain't fancy but for 15 dollars per night it ain't bad either. 

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Inside the Walisi-Yi Hoste.
Home for the night. At least it's warm and dry.

 
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View looking south from Walasi-Yi Center.

 

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We have running water (spring at Plum Orchard Gap Shelter in GA)

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A great room (Muskrat Creek Shelter in NC), 
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A bathroom (privy at Muskrat Creek Shelter in NC). What more can you want?

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Kimberling Creek. It is not actually on  the AT but is on a side trail in NC

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Kimberling Creek. 
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Siler Bald Shelter, NC

 

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Siler Bald Shelter, NC

 

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One of the numerous log bridges erected over creeks deemed too deep or difficult to just walk across.
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Trail fungi

 

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Taken from the descent into Nantahala Gorge (NC). This was my first glimpse of the main ridgeline of the Smokies. 

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 Nantahala Gorge (NC). 

 
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 Nantahala Gorge (NC).  Again, note the fog and mist

 

 

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Nantahala Gorge. It looked to me as if that little skinny tree was keeping that whole big mass of rock from sliding

 

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Impromptu campsite near Grassy Gap (NC). Grasshopper is on the left, Gumby and Pokey are kneeling or squatting, and Dandy Lion is standing in the background.

 
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Taken from top of Swim Bald

 

 

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Swim Bald, looking the other way.

 

 

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Taken from the summit of Cheoah Bald (NC)
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Cheoah Bald (NC)

  

Updated May 02, 2005