Clingmans Dome... oh, my!

​Friday, June 21st - It was supposed to be a sunny day, so we decided to take advantage of that and drove up to Clingman's Dome. Wow! What a drive! And a very popular destination! The parking lot at the visitor's center was packed and people were parking on the side of the road. We found a spot, took a couple of pictures really quick, and headed right back out. But no regrets there. We just wanted to be able to say we went up there. What a view! Highly recommended! 

​The road going up was a very nice road, and we did pass several motor homes on the way up and back. But it did confirm to us that we do NOT want to pull our trailer over this hill. We will be taking I-40 over the mountain when we leave here for Tennessee. Highway 441 over the mountains has a high elevation of 4800 feet, whereas I-40 over the mountains has a high elevation of about 2500 feet, which means much less where and tear on our rig.

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​We were almost back to Cherokee when we spotted some elk grazing in a field, so we stopped to try to take pictures of them. 

​Then we stopped at the Mountain Farm to walk General, and saw some elk near that area as well, kind of hanging out and feeding right near the road. When we left the museum area, we did spot one elk still standing right beside the road chewing on a tree branch. 

That was really awesome! On the way back to the campground, we stopped in Cherokee and had some Mexican food for dinner at Rancho Viejo. Yum!

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