Midlife Crisis Crossover!Our 2023 Road Trip #24: The Apex Formerly Known as Clingmans Dome
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Every year since 1999 Anne and I have taken one road trip to a different part of the United States and seen attractions, wonders, and events we didn’t have back home. From 1999 to 2003 we did so as best friends; from 2004 to the present, as husband and wife. After years of contenting ourselves with everyday life in Indianapolis and any nearby places that also had comics and toy shops, we overcame some of our self-imposed limitations and resolved as a team to leave the comforts of home for annual chances to see creative, exciting, breathtaking, outlandish, historical, and/or bewildering new sights in states beyond our own. We’re the Goldens. This is who we are and what we do... One of the drawbacks of posting less often than I used to, while remaining stubbornly committed to long-form miniseries such as this one, is that sometimes it takes me so long to share our experiences that a status quo can change dramatically between then and now, and I have to insert updates from our past's future. Case in point: upon our visit to Great Smoky Mountain National Park on June 29, 2023, the highest point in the park and in all of Tennessee -- and, while we're at it, the third-highest point on the Appalachian Trail -- was a mountain called Clingmans Dome, standing an impressive 6,643 feet. (Not the tallest mountain we've ever stood atop, but still!) It was named after Thomas L. Clingman, a North Carolina politician who explored the area quite a bit according to the geographer friend who picked the name. Clingman served as a state senator, a U.S. Congressman, and a Confederate general. Yep, you can guess where this is going. […]
MelonpixMost miserable half mile of my life
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hambitiousOctober 27, 2013: some rain overnight melted all the snow. It was pretty foggy all day. The hike down to the gap was quick, but the climb back up to Clingmans Dome felt long. Since there's a road to the top, there were a lot of people. No views though, even from the tower. I talked with some hikers who were thinking of hiking next year. No one at the shelter, must be a weekday.
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Brent LineberryWe went to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for fall break. Here’s what we did there.
https://orangegnome.com/posts/2633/fall-break-2023-trip-report-great-smoky-mountains-national-park
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Alternately DerangedFrom Oct 2021 on a #backpacking trip in #GreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark near #ClingmansDome. Highs reached into the low 50s after a night of rain, which made the 174 stream crossings adventure worthy.
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