Appalachia Trip Post #1: Trip to Appalachia

I recently returned from a school trip to the Appalachia region of eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina where I served as one of the adult chaperones.  It was a fun trip with hiking, mountains, trees, and beautiful scenery.  Oh, and a couple of black bears!  We hit up the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Roan Mountain State Park, the high point in North Carolina, the high point in Tennessee, a damn, and a minor league baseball game to name just a few things.  Much, much different from the flat Midwest landscape we came from.

Our view from the top of Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains.

A bit foggy on our day to Clingmans Dome, but the fog cleared just enough to snap some pictures of the surrounding forest and mountains.  Beautiful!  And this is just one snapshot from our trip.  There was so much more that we saw!  Over the next couple of weeks I'll share our trip experiences on this blog.  If you've never been to this area, I highly recommend it!  Great scenery, great hiking, nature, and more!