High-50 Challenge
Tennessee: Clingmans Dome (6,643 feet)
Summiters
Dave Erdman, Beth Daughety, Mike Gingerich, Jim Guerra, Roy Sammarco, and Mano Malayanur
Date and Time May 8, 2005 10:55 AM
Weather and Conditions
47 F, cloudy, light winds.
Trip Report - Mano
The view was quite good considering the cloudy weather. The summit was less crowded than expected. Did an excellent 3.5 mile hike down to the spare car parked along the road up. Stopped at Calhoun's in Gatlinburg, TN afterwards for a late lunch and beer.
 
 
Summiters L-R: Jim Guerra, Dave Erdman, Beth Daughety, Roy Sammarco, Mano Malayanur, and Mike Gingerich

Picture from below the observation tower

 

Hikers on the trail using high and low tech methods to determine their distance from the car.

 
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