View from Newfound Gap
Newfound gap is right on the border between Tennessee and North Carolina. There is a large wayside there and lots of people. The Appalachian trail goes through the gap as well. Here's what the National Park website has to say about Newfound Gap: "In southern Appalachian vernacular, a gap is a low point in a mountain ridge. New Englanders call such places “notches” while westerners refer to them as mountain “passes.” At an elevation of 5,046 feet, Newfound Gap is the lowest drivable pass through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park."
View from Newfound Gap
Newfound gap is right on the border between Tennessee and North Carolina. There is a large wayside there and lots of people. The Appalachian trail goes through the gap as well. Here's what the National Park website has to say about Newfound Gap: "In southern Appalachian vernacular, a gap is a low point in a mountain ridge. New Englanders call such places “notches” while westerners refer to them as mountain “passes.” At an elevation of 5,046 feet, Newfound Gap is the lowest drivable pass through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park."