Science Hill High School - Wataugan Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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OUR SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS f'laze-shrouded, the Great Smoky Mountains dominate the horizon of eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. A portion of these mountains have been set off in a reservation known as the Great Smoky National Park. The park runs east and west for about fifty-four miles, covering around 445,000 acres. More than 200,000 acres of this reservation are in virgin forests including the finest and largest bark-wood trees in this country and the largest vir- gin forest of red spruce. Mount Le Conte is the best known peak in the Smokies and rises in austere majesty at the entrance ro the national park. With an elevation of 6,593 feet, it is the second highest peak from the base to snmrnit east of the Mississippi River. The Smokies are among the oldest mountains existing, both in substance and contour! Unlike most westr-in mountains, whose rocky summits are bare of vegetation, all the highest peaks of these southern mountains are covered with dense forests. Others are carpeted with hardwood trees, shrubs or grass. On account of this rich vegetation, numerous rivulets and streams tumble down steep, narrow valleys causing frequent waterfalls and cascades. Among these are the celebrated Rainbow Falls and Ramsey Cascades. ln fart no matter where one goes in the Great Smokies, one is never beyond the murmur of streams, the splash of cascades, or the roar of falls, as the mountain waters flow toward the Tennessee River and thence to the Ohio, the Mississiiipi, and on to the Gulf of Mexico. The Scenic Circle comprises another area of the Southern Mountains rich in scenic beauty. Thru western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, a road has been mapped out which covers about two hundred miles of the most beautiful mountain scenery in America. Roan Mountain, 6,313 feet above sea level, boasts the worlds largest purple rhododendron gardens, These gardens alone make the Scenic Circle a place worthy of being visited. Grand- father Mountain is supposed to be the world's oldest mountain while Chimneyrock Mountain is noted for its striking resemblance to a chimney. Blowing Rock boasts two great attractions. The first is Cone Lake one of the most beautiful lakes in the South. The second attraction is the blowing rock itself. lf a person stands on this rock and drops a handkerchief over the edge, a freak of nature causing continued upward air currents will guide the handker- chief back into his waiting hands. Best known of the mountains within this area is Mt. Mitchell which is 6,7ll feet above sea level. This rnonnttiin peak is known as the highest mountain east of the Rockies, and, seen, as it often is, with the clonrls mst irtyirrliiiry from its snrnmit, it presents a veritable fairyland of delight.