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Camp Alice/ Commissary
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Old Mitchell Trail
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Camp Alice/Commissary Hike
Easy Trail on Old Railroad Grade
Trailside Snack
Into the Fog
Great Family Hike
Lower Creek Valley
Mountains to Sea Trail
High Mountain Meadows
Red-Blueberries!
Blueberries!
Old Mitchell Trail Hike
Leaving the Park Office
Arriving at the Restaurant
Approaching the Campground
Dead Spruces
Recovering Forests
Pictures from the Summit Area Picture Captions are Guide to Summit Trail
View of the Summit from the Parking Area
Check out the weather data...
...and be sure to stop in at the museum and gift shop!
Then head up the path to the summit.
Looking back down the path leading to the summit.
Arriving at the summit, this is what you'll see.
At the Base of the Tower
At the top of the tower, this is the first view you get! It's of the Toe River Valley.
Let's go left for this view.
A close-up of the previous view of the Restaurant
Keep going around. This is Commissary Ridge.
To the left of Commissary Ridge - the Mt. Mitchell Golf Course
Keep going left. This is looking back down toward the summit parking area.
Down the ridgeline of the Black Mountains
A close-up of the ridgeline.