New trails added to HikingintheSmokys.com

New trails added to HikingintheSmokys.com

Monday, June 1, 2009

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I just wanted to let everyone know that I've added three new trails to my website. As with all the trails covered on my site, the reports for the new trails include trail descriptions, key features, pictures, maps, elevation profiles, hike statistics and difficulty ratings.

Here are the links to the new reports:

* Brushy Mountain - relatively easy hike to a mountain top summit with outstanding views of Mt. LeConte and the entire eastern flank of the Smokies.

* Silers Bald - hike along the Appalachian Trail, with plenty of panoramic views, to a shrinking bald.

* Sugarland Mountain Trail (upper) - great trail for those seeking solitude, with a few views to boot.

If you get a chance to take a look at these, please feel free to let me know about any comments you might have about any the hikes or the information provided in the reports.


Jeff

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Sugarland Mountain Trail Photos

Sugarland Mountain Trail Photos

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

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We just returned from a long weekend roadtrip to the Smokies last night. I wanted to share a few photos from our hikes.

The photos below are from our first hike along the upper Sugarland Mountain Trail off of Clingmans Dome Road. I must admit, I was a little disappointed in this trail. I thought that we were going to have much better views than what we actually saw. He hiked to the point where the trail runs closest to Chimney Tops. I thought for sure that we would be able to look down upon Chimney Tops from this vantage point, but foliage blocked most of our views. There were, however, a few brief vantage points along the way.

Still, it was a very nice hike. Although we hiked the trail on a Sunday afternoon, we didn't see a single soul the entire time we were on the trail. We also saw quite a few wildflowers.

A large portion of the trail on this hike passes through lush spruce-fir forest.

One of the brief views along the way (Clingmans Dome we assume).

Trout-Lily

Sweet White Trillium. In addition to these two flowers, we saw a ton of Spring Beauty and several Wake Robin's.

More views

Tomorrow I'll be posting pictures from our hike to Siler's Bald on the Appalachian Trail.

Jeff

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