Roan Mountain 1998-2002
Winter 1998, day hike Carver's Gap to US Hwy
19E, ~14 miles on AT
Jeff.
Mike.
Above Yellow Gap and the
Overmountain shelter.
View from
Little Hump Mtn, 5,459'.
Bradley Gap, ~1 mile and 630'
elevation gain to Hump Mtn.
Hump Mtn, 5,587'. Descend ~5 miles and 2,710' to
Hwy 19...
Identical distance and elevation gain/loss to
Alum Cave trail,
Mt LeConte ,
GSMNP.
Summer 1999, Carver's Gap to US Hwy 19E, ~14 miles on AT
Jeff, Grandfather
Mtn in the distance.
Grassy Ridge, 6,189'.
Appalachian Trail.
Hump Mtn viewed from Little Hump. The AT ascends the ridgeline
from Bradley Gap.
Roan High Knob, 6,285', viewed from
Grassy Ridge.
Jeff atop Hump Mtn.
The crest of Hump
Mtn, 5,587'.
Mike.
Fall 2001, solo trip to Grassy Ridge from Carvers Gap
Grassy Ridge.
June 2002, solo day hike from Roan High
Knob to Grassy Ridge and back, ~7.0 miles
Roan
High Knob shelter.
Rhododendron catawbiense on Grassy Ridge.
View from Grassy Ridge.