Hikers on Hell Ridge

Hikers on Hell Ridge

Hikers

Hiking

Mountains

On the reverse of this image is written, "When the sun became too hot for us or when we were stopped by sheer exhaustion while treking wearily along 'Hell Ridge' (8-9-32) we had only the scantily leaved fire-cherry, blackberry briars and an occasional laurel or small balsam for shade. One man was seen to pull 15-inch ferns over his face for shade. Mt. Guyot is in the center background, with Old Black at the right. Deep Creek was tantalizing in full view most of the time. L. to R. Warren Hall, 'Parson' Gibson, Carlos Campbell and Carter Whittaker - Warner Hall photo 8-9-32." Warner Hall was a key figure in preserving what became Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. The photograph is included in the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club which was formed after a group of outdoor enthusiasts hiked up to Mount LeConte in October 1924. The back of the picture is stamped “Jim Thompson Co."

Hall, Warner

Smoky Mountains Hiking Club Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1932-08-09

Jim Thompson Co.

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2014-11-17

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Cocke County (Tenn.)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Haywood County (N.C.)

Mount Guyot (N.C.)

Old Black (N.C.)

Sevier County (Tenn.)

Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)

2 pages(pages)

3.25" x 5.25"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America