Sassafras Mountain -- October 26, 2003
Bill Urbanski (WCU), Ed Urbanski (EEU), and I went to Sassafras Mountain on October 26, 2003. We had beautiful weather the day before on our visits to Mount Rogers and Black Mountain, but after staring the day on a very foggy Clingmans Dome, the weather didn't improve much.
Sassafras is an easy walk from a parking lot about 50 vertical and about 300 horizontal away. There is no view from the wooded summit.
Steve Urbanski, November 18, 2003
001 The South Carolina sign on US 178
002 Looking South into South Carolina on US 178
003 Rocky Bottom, South Carolina
004 SKU and WCU at the only overnight accommodations
in Rocky Bottom. This shack is at the intersection of US 178
and F. Van Clayton Highway (the access road to the highpoint.)
005 The intersection of F. Van Clayton Highway
(aka S-39-199) and US 178
006
Same intersection with the "Rocky Bottom
Camp of the Blind" sign in the background
007
Rocky Bottom Climb for the Blind
008
The entrance gate to the summit access road
The parking lot is just below the gate to the
left of the picture
009 EEU walking around the summit
010 Informational sign and register near the summit
011 Distances from the summit
012 SKU and EEU standing on what appears to
be the highest point on the summit
013 EEU and WCU debating the type of tree
014 A view from the highpoint tree
to the USGS summit marker
015 The USGS marker on the summit
016 The survey marker near the USGS marker
017 A foggy view from the summit
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