Join us on a Hike to Charlie's Bunion....what a name! It is one of the most beautiful places I have found in this world...and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. (The photo is our class at Andrew's Bald having a picnic.)I proposed to Paige on top of Charlie's Bunion (she said YES!) and we are going back on May 30th, 20+ years later.
360 views of the GSMNP and God's creation.
The Hike is over 8 miles round trip....the first hour or so are the most strenuous on the journey. Warning...be prepared...It is an uphill climb from Newfound Gap as we head out on the AT (appalachian trail) for about 1.5 miles.(goodnews... it means the last part is all down hill back to the cars). Almost all of the elevation change is at the beginning and the trail truly gets better as it goes out the mountian, with more rolling hills, up and down. Lots of vistas to lookout on both sides of the trail.
I took Emma Grace to Charlie's Bunion when she was 8 years old and she did great...but everyone knows their own childeren and abilities. I would consider it a "MODERATE" hike versus an "easy" or "stenuous" hike. Not exactly a walk in the park and not a grueling angony journey of pain.
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