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Looking Into The Park From A Point Near Waynesville
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t From Hcintooga. a Park point near Waynesville. one wis this view of the Park Hint is acclaimed
as one of the most beautiful ot the enlire area. It is points l scenic interest like this that the lllue
Ridge I'arkway will open up.
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The Carolina Power and Liyht
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The Public Utilities Avert isinn
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annual report, .submitted in the
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By Frances Gilbert I ra.ier
Staff Writer
Somehow . mi Inl .o mlnuti-si
mal. Aniii nil oit i i .e 1 1 1 1 m i ill .,ti!
of such grandeur. cimrmiH. dig
nity, and magiiilieanee that win
wonder v lio can look upon these
works of Nature and still question
a Creator. You look down, down,
down, anil a strange glory fills your
being; you simply cannot explain
th" reverence Ilia! rises in mhii
heart. You stand in a world apart,
a world so breath-taking that you
hardly dare speak for fear the
sound of your voice will dissipate
the beauty of it all It seems un
real yet you know it is there be
fore you.
Only Iwo sounds break the
peaceful silence with winch mui
are surrounded -the songs of the
birds and the distant murmuring
song of the mountain streams as
they race along, millions of years,
to tumble gleefully over the rocks
in their paths, then suddenly drop
into iridescent waterfalls.
If you tin n .ii oiinrl, there are
only two signs of man-made
gross: the car m which you
ridden to this vantage point
the perfectly appointed, well-kept
road upon which mhi hao travel
ed.'.. -For you are standing on one of
Hj many scenic locations in one
of the most beautiful natural parks
in this country, the Suiokx Moun
tains National Park In the far
distance rise peak after peak, each
distinctly outlined uilh the shadow
ly lines that separate il hum its
ocean, each
verdant col-
speak w
t lie wonder
lor we are
in-
we
on
in
a
pro-have
and
neighbor; outlined ,is
Master Hand bad caret
each mountain with a b
mark. The ee follows
side to the otlni ,nnl
follows visualizing the
though a
ilh edged
age pencil
trom one
the mind
blue-black
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i w aves of a gigantic
wave tipped with the
oring of the forests.
Perhaps we can
deeper feeling about
id t hose mountains
limn another stale and have not
grown up under their protective
dignity. Put I here is one t hing
we can' truthfully tell you and that
is. from now on until we pass
I to that never-returning trail.
are going to look upon these
mountains tile four seasons of the
j year and wonder in our soul which
is the most beautiful and heart
satisfying of them.
In the fall there is nothing
earth that can compare with theii
glory and beauty; they dress up
their Paisley shawls and nuilti
colored raiment. Scarlet, gold
brown and yellow mingle into
pattern of indescribable beautv
due author eloquent Iv described
it as "an army in their gold
scarlet armor, marching no
mountain and then marching down
again.
I lien comes winter and it seems
as though the overcoats of white
ermine they are wearing are
most magnificent of all. One time
we drove to Clingman's Dome
nieoiaieiy loiiowing a heavy snow
storm. Right ahead of us was the
snow shovel so we were amply
protected from any danger,
snow piled on either side oi
road lroze immediately into bid
".on oi saiciy ana there was
danger of slipping down some mile
or so into the soft luxury of a
stream bed. As far as the ex
cited eyes could see, there were
decorated Christinas trees strung
won iNaiurcs trimmings madi
frozen fog. The winds had whip,
pod Ihem out in a straight line
all wilh the wind and the sun ris
ing ironi behind the tallest peak
nau panned them with all
iniors oi i ne rainbow. You would
have to see this phenomenon your-
seu lo appreciate what Nalun
accomplish when she sets
mind to it.
! Then comes Spring and Spring
I can certainly show up the iiioiin-
tains in (heir mosl beautiful host.
Azalea, rhododendron, mountain
laurel and flic delicate background
ol greenery perfect a colossal bou
quet. IJirds everywhere and a soft
balmy breeze that could be born in
no other place quite so perfectly
as a mountain peak.
Summer has a place all its own
and the gorges hold first pl.u-e
with their never-ceasing water
falls and the coolness that passeth
all understanding to the visitors
who have come from sun-baked
climes. Somet HHPS Ihfiv oinm n il 1.
doubt in I heir minds as lo the
veracity of "I he blankets every
night" slogan; but they depart'
most unwillingly, confirming every
thing that has been said about the
oi summer in the area
oi inc smokies and the warmth
the hospitality that has been
tended from cverv side
We sometimes wonder if the
good folk up here fully and deep
ly appreciate these mountains. It
is only natural that we get to
look upon familiar surroundings
with a more or less routine atti
tude. Perhaps a remark made the
first summer we spent in Western
North Carolina sank so far into
our consciousness that we became
a bit fearful they do not fully
value the glory that is theirs. We
were exulting in a most gorgeous
sunset and. turning to a native
chap standing near, Jireathed
the question: "Don't ou thrill
yond expression at tfce beauty
these sunsets? To which he
plied in the most approved blase
manner; "Heck! sunsets just mean
quitting time to me."
The perfection of the highways,
the scenic vantage points to be
found all alone the wav. the trail.
ways through the mountains and
the serenity that takes one away
from the tumult of this unsettled
would make a trip through the
Smoky Mountains National Park
something to be packed away in
soft tissues of memory forever.
and
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