End of the Blue Ridge & Mount Mitchell

Even at 6600 feet it's 70F in the shade!

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The end of the Blue Ridge, Mount Mitchell and entering the Smokies

August 10th 2009
Yesterday after staying in very classy but (our most) expensive B&B in Waynesville N.Carolina (a pleasant town way off the Bue Ridge) We visited Mount Mitchell (see pics) and the Museum of Minerals in North Carolina a really good example of interactive learning which explains the way minerals and rocks are formed, and also the importance of mineral mining in this area of the US - not least that it ... read more

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