Spaw:
Read your Clingman's Dome story and loved it.
Several years ago my ladyfriend at the time was at a primate conference at Emory University in Atlanta.I flew out from San Diego to go backpacking with her on the Appalachian Trail.
A gal she had met at the conference who lived in Atlanta decided she wanted to go with us.
The three of us loaded up (in more ways than one) in her MGB and drove to Clingman's Dome parking lot.Left the MGB there for a week while we traipsed about in the forest.
Our last night on the trail brought us back to the closest campsite to the Dome, about a 3-4 mile hike away.Well there were about 15-20 people there.Weekenders from Atlanta or therabouts.When I handed the guitar to the next guy,he informed me that both he and his buddy were dragline welders for the Peabody Coal Company.After a few tense moments of silence,he laughed and said he really enjoyed he song.
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