Hello, This walk was a 6 mile+ one-way, beginning at the West Prong trailhead at Tremont, and ending at the School House Gap/Scott Mountain junction w/ a second car parked at "the gate". I had just done a small portion of this route the day before and found it very interesting how quickly some of these wet streams go dry even after the copious amounts of rainfall we have had recently. The falls in the sinks were awesome as I think these pictures will partially reveal.
My friend the "Ranger Will"; who really is a park ranger, joined me along this walk as he acquaints himself w/ the different areas within the park. The pace was relatively relaxed, the temperature was in the 40's if you were standing in sunshine without the wind, but probably in the 30's in the shade at the top of some of the ridges and colder with the windchill. The seemingly translucent moon was visible in the often broken blue sky.
It was great actually having to step w/ care over and through streams crossings to avoid getting your feet wet! The only folks we saw were a man we spoke w/ just before West Prong trail began it's decent to campsite #18, and two other folks we greeted at the Bote Mtn., West Prong intersection; where we had stopped for some grub, who were headed down the Bote mtn trail. A wonderful day for hiking! Peace. Oh! have you called the Governor today and asked him what actions he has taken regarding the coal ash spill? Did You know...The TVA CEO, Tom Kilgore, got a raise of $500,000, in October('08), bringing his salary to 3.27 million dollars a year! , this pay raise a month after TVA made the largest rate increase in 30 years! The Governor's phone# 615-741-2001
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