What a beautiful day! We began the morning with a 2.6 mile hike to Laurel Falls. (Great recommendation by the park ranger.) It wasn't too difficult and great for families because the path is paved. We even saw folks pushing strollers. After seeing the 80 foot falls, we made our way to Clingman's Dome, which is the third highest peak east of the Mississippi at 6643 feet. (The top 2 peaks are only 4 and 40 feet higher and both are nearby). The coolest part about the summit is that the park service has erected an observation tower. Unfortunately, the kids only wanted to stay up there for about 5 minutes. Total distance hiked for the day: 3.6 miles. Total distance I had to carry Bria: 0.1 miles (on the steepest part of course). She claimed she just couldn't make it any longer.....Within 10 minutes she was running up the path.
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