We drove through part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to look at some of the views from Clingman’s Dome, the highest point in the park, the highest point in Tennessee, and the third highest mountain east of the Mississippi, at 6,643 feet. It was surprising – in a national park -- that we got caught in gridlock when approaching the peak, due to people sitting and waiting for cars to leave the parking lot. Still, the views were breathtaking, and I wish we had had more time to explore the park.

Hint of things to come, posted earlier: