Another case of being in the right place at the right time … a business trip in the area facilitated the completion of 3 more State Highpoints … the first being Tennessee.

The Tennessee Highpoint is Clingman’s Dome. It sits in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and is at an elevation of 6643′. Unfortunately, the Garmin took me through Pigeon Forge , TN, to get to the park. If you’ve never been there, only one word … DON’T …  I can’t really explain the town except imagine taking the Las Vegas Strip, Branson, Knotts Berry Farm, Disneyland and Wally World, mixing them all up in a blender and then pouring the goop out in a street that never seems to end … I suppose if you had kids (and ample tranquilizers for Mom and Dad) it might be fun …

From the parking lot it is a 1.0 mile roundtrip jaunt up to the summit observation tower. With the promise of thunderstorms for several days in the forecast, I wasn’t surprised to get to the “summit” in clouds and fog. Not too many people up there as it was starting to get dark. Couldn’t see a thing! Got back in the car and drove to Asheville, NC, to be in position for the North Carolina Highpoint the next morning.