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Defeat Ridge Manway

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  • Crossing Thunderhead Prong the first time

    Crossing Thunderhead Prong the first time

  • Thunderhead Manway
Can you see the path?

    Thunderhead Manway Can you see the path?

  • Cascade along Thunderhead Prong
GSMNP April 2007

    Cascade along Thunderhead Prong GSMNP April 2007

  • Dan sits at the old bridge crossing of Thunderhead Prong
GSMNP April 2007

    Dan sits at the old bridge crossing of Thunderhead Prong GSMNP April 2007

  • Old spikes in a bridge tie

    Old spikes in a bridge tie

  • Large Flowered Bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
Liliacea family
Along the Thunderhead Manway 
GSMNP 
April 23, 2007

    Large Flowered Bellwort Uvularia grandiflora Liliacea family Along the Thunderhead Manway GSMNP April 23, 2007

  • Rhododendron tunnel along the Thunderhead manway.

    Rhododendron tunnel along the Thunderhead manway.

  • View from the Thunderhead manway

    View from the Thunderhead manway

  • This is what nearly ate us alive on Defeat Ridge.
Carnivorous Plant

GSMNP April 2007

    This is what nearly ate us alive on Defeat Ridge. Carnivorous Plant GSMNP April 2007

  • The A.T. as it crosses Thunderhead Mountain
GSMNP April 23, 2007

    The A.T. as it crosses Thunderhead Mountain GSMNP April 23, 2007

  • The Defeat Ridge Manway emerges onto Thunderhead.
You'd never suspect there is any sort of path here at all.  
GSMNP  April 23. 2007

    The Defeat Ridge Manway emerges onto Thunderhead. You'd never suspect there is any sort of path here at all. GSMNP April 23. 2007

  • The A.T. goes out over Thunderhead from here.  

GSMNP April 2007

    The A.T. goes out over Thunderhead from here. GSMNP April 2007

  • Benchmark on Thunderhead
5,527 ft high

    Benchmark on Thunderhead 5,527 ft high

  • Thunderhead Mtn
GSMNP April 2007
My house lines up perfectly with Thunderhead Mtn. and Walland Gap.

    Thunderhead Mtn GSMNP April 2007 My house lines up perfectly with Thunderhead Mtn. and Walland Gap.

  • View Southward from standing atop the cairn on Thunderhead Mtn.
GSMNP April 23, 2007

    View Southward from standing atop the cairn on Thunderhead Mtn. GSMNP April 23, 2007

  • Cades Cove as seen from atop Thunderhead Mountain
GSMNP 
April 23, 2007

    Cades Cove as seen from atop Thunderhead Mountain GSMNP April 23, 2007

  • The Appalachian Trail crosses Thunderhead Mountain here. 
GSMNP
April 2007

    The Appalachian Trail crosses Thunderhead Mountain here. GSMNP April 2007

  • Blockhouse Mountain with a foreground of red maple buds.
GSMNP April 2007

    Blockhouse Mountain with a foreground of red maple buds. GSMNP April 2007

  • Once Two Strangers Climbed Ole' Rockytop

    Once Two Strangers Climbed Ole' Rockytop

  • The REAL Rocky Top
Signatures of herders from long ago

    The REAL Rocky Top Signatures of herders from long ago

  • Perfoliate Bellwort (Small flowered Bellwort)
Uvularia sessilifolia
Liliacea Family
Alongside Bote Mtn. Trail
GSMNP April 23, 2007

    Perfoliate Bellwort (Small flowered Bellwort) Uvularia sessilifolia Liliacea Family Alongside Bote Mtn. Trail GSMNP April 23, 2007

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    The Appalachian Trail crosses Thunderhead Mountain here. 
GSMNP
April 2007
    Blockhouse Mountain with a foreground of red maple buds.
GSMNP April 2007
    Once Two Strangers Climbed Ole' Rockytop