Highest Mtn. east of the Mississippi!

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Yep. I hiked the highest mtn. east of the Mississippi yesterday, Mt. Mitchell. 6,684 feet above sea level-3,684 feet in elevation gain in 5.6 miles. The trail runs at a constant uphill grade all the way to the top and by constant I mean the whole time (it never lets up). I made it to the top in 3 hrs. 20 min. but I was not rewarded with a good view. It was slightly cloudy at the base but it just got worse as we went up. Also the wind picked up and the temp. went down the closer we got to the summit. There's a tower at the top and when I went up in it I almost got blown off. There were (I estimate) 50 mph. gusts at times. It was so cold that when I got my power bar out to eat it was rock hard!! I had to gnaw off a piece and then hold in my mouth like a piece of hard candy!!

The trail is only one way so it was 5.6 miles back down. I was finally rewarded about halfway down when the clouds cleared and I stepped into a clearing and was amazed at the view. I would have loved to have seen the view from the top but you take what nature gives you (whether it be good or bad). The walk was long on the way down and was more painful than going up. About the last mile my feet hurt so bad couldn't hardly walk. Every step higher than 5 inches I would wince in pain.

Well that's my rambling. I just wanted to tell somebody. I'm really proud of myself since I'm only 15 and I've hiked 11.2 miles. Well I'm pretty sore right now so I'm gonna go lay down.


BTW- Just so this thread has a point, share your hiking experiences or anything of the sort.
 
Well I've been to Rock City in Chattanooga, TN. It was fun, they a rope bridge and everything. When you got to the top, they say you can actually see seven states. (not literally) It was very fun.
 
Wow, all that dang typing and only two responses from the same person in a week!!

Jeez. How many other people here can say they've hiked the highest mtn. east of the missisippi river.

At least I'm proud of myself.
 
I'm not proud of you. I hiked that mountain blindfolded, piss drunk, on a wheelchair.
 
I don't find that funny whatsoever. What the hell happened to all this "Harrassment will stop.Now." stuff! That was uncalled for whether you were joking or not. You probably have no idea how hard it is to get up that mountain.
 
I'll respond, but a little later when i have time to write.

Sublimedood obviously doens't understand the experience of hiking a mountian.
 
Originally posted by Raptor65
I don't find that funny whatsoever. What the hell happened to all this "Harrassment will stop.Now." stuff! That was uncalled for whether you were joking or not. You probably have no idea how hard it is to get up that mountain.
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I'm sure I could get up that mountain, no problem. I happen to be a long distance runner, and a good one at that. My lungs and legs are in prime condition, and I don't think a mountain would be that tough to hike up in comparison to running all out in a 5 or 10k race.


On a side note, learn to take a joke...
 
I hiked the highest mountain in AZ, Humphrey's Peak, 12633 feet (hike starts around 7000 ft). I've done it twice now. It's an all day affair. The scenery is astounding, Ponderosa pine and Aspen when you get up higher. Then you get above the tree line and there's nothing obstructing your view. There are some gnarled trees up there. I can't remember what they're called but I understand they are some of the oldest living things on earth, twisted and bent by thousands of years of wind, growing out of solid rock. The air gets very thin and near the peak 10 feet seems like 10 miles. I remember standing on the saddle between two peaks and watching snowy clouds rush toward me, around me, and then behind me. Even in the summer it's chilly up there. You can see all the cinder cones for miles and miles around that came up when the mountian was formed. The mountain, which has three peaks, Humphrey's being the highest, is called San Francisco peaks because the story was youcould see SF from up there, but you cant, not even close. But you can make out the Grand Canyon way off to the northwest, and the painted desert to the east. It's an amazing place, Northern AZ. It's been a few years and in that time I became very unfit, and now am back to being fit, I'm sure more so than I've ever been. I'd love to give it a try now, but I'll be doing it with a baby on my back.

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Originally posted by SublimeDood10
I'm sure I could get up that mountain, no problem. I happen to be a long distance runner, and a good one at that. My lungs and legs are in prime condition, and I don't think a mountain would be that tough to hike up in comparison to running all out in a 5 or 10k race.


On a side note, learn to take a joke...
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Why don't you people learn how to write a freakin' joke!! I have a hard time by just reading whether you're joking or not!! Jeezus! Give me a freakin' smilie or something at the end! See like this...:lol: or :) .

BTW-No hard feelings alright. I was pissed at the moment anyway b/c I got home and my bother said something smart to me and I said "Why don't you shut up! I hiked 11.2 miles today! Gimmie a break!!" and my mom says "WHO CARES!! Why don't you both shut-up". My mom has never cared about anything that i've done athletically. Every time I try to tell her about a hike or a ride she basically says, yeah well I don't really care so I'm gonna go do something else now. So the "I'm not proud of you" part is pretty much all I saw.
 

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