Re: [at-l] Ice storm

[Felix <AThiker@smithville.net>]

Gary Roberts wrote:
> 
>         Taken from the USA Today January 8, 1999
> 
>                  Tennessee
>                  Gatlinburg - A December ice storm in the Great Smoky Mountains
>                  National Park is expected to leave visible effects for at least                    three years and cost upwards of $80,000 to clean up. The storm      
            snapped limbs and uprooted trees, making many trails impassable.

I can definitely vouch for this. There will be a more detailed description of the day 
in the near future. It was Dec. 24th. I was climbing out of Davenport Gap while trees 
were snapping all around me. Several times I thought "What the hell are you doing out 
here?" Then, I'd think "Man, that is way cool." Many times I had to run forward or 
step back to avoid trees, limbs or ice. It was the first time I ever HAD to hike 
looking up. Way cool, indeed.


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Felix J. McGillicuddy
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