Are you a mountain climber?
I do love the view from higher elevations, but I'd be lying if I said that I am a mountain climber. I do love
hiking, and I don't mind going up in elevation - as long as it is not too very strenuous.
As we drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway, we decided to veer into Mount Mitchell State Park. We were
lucky with a nice day, so I was hoping for a great view from above. I'm not sure what happened ... but
from the time that we entered the park until we left, the sky was covered in clouds. To be honest, I'm
glad that we took the easy route and walked the short path to the observation deck. I know that I would
have been really disappointed if we chose a more difficult hike to get a view of the clouds!
Sad, but interesting fact: In an effort to settle a dispute about which peak in these Black Mountains was
the highest, Dr. Elisha Mitchell fell from a cliff above a waterfall and drowned. To honor him, the highest
peak was was named Mount Mitchell.
Do you prefer climbing, hiking (or neither)?
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I do love the view from higher elevations, but I'd be lying if I said that I am a mountain climber. I do love hiking, and I don't mind going up in elevation - as long as it is not too very strenuous.
As we drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway, we decided to veer into Mount Mitchell State Park. We were lucky with a nice day, so I was hoping for a great view from above. I'm not sure what happened ... but from the time that we entered the park until we left, the sky was covered in clouds. To be honest, I'm glad that we took the easy route and walked the short path to the observation deck. I know that I would have been really disappointed if we chose a more difficult hike to get a view of the clouds!
Sad, but interesting fact: In an effort to settle a dispute about which peak in these Black Mountains was the highest, Dr. Elisha Mitchell fell from a cliff above a waterfall and drowned. To honor him, the highest peak was was named Mount Mitchell.
Do you prefer climbing, hiking (or neither)?
#WordyExplorers #NorthCarolina #MountMitchell #MtMitchell #MountMitchellStatePark #MtMitchellStatePark #ObservationDeck #mountains #mountain #MountainView #MountainLovers #MountainLove #MoutainLover #MountainTrip #MountainClimbing #MountainTime #MountainLandscape #MountainPeak #MountainHike #MountainAir #mountainscapes #MountainViews #clouds #cloudy #CloudyDay #CloudySky #CloudCover #cloudscapes #hiking #RoadTrip