Wayah Bald is the site of one of our favorite passages from Bartram’s Travels, where William stands upon its summit and describes “a sublimely awful scene of mountains piled upon mountains.”
If you’ve been up to Wayah Bald more than once or twice, you probably know your chances of seeing these views is a roll of the dice, unless you really, really checked the weather forecast before heading up! We go up fairly frequently as part of our trail maintenance outings and quite often are treated to dense fog and low clouds. Not on this day!
Don’t get me wrong, Wayah is a beautiful place, clouds or not. Based on his famous quote, William must have checked the weather forecast and set his eyes on something similar to what we saw as we began our Walking with Bartram section hike from Wayah Bald down to Lake Nantahala.
We had a great group and great weather for this section hike. Thanks to everyone who came out, which included a hearty band of hikers who continue to step their way across the 110 miles of the Bartram Trail with us.
Hike Participants
- Mark Barrett
- Robert Olive
- Sharon Mandel
- Rosemary Safranek
- Michelle Stephens
- Starlett Henderson
- Sandra Kruger
- Stephen Beaudette
- Noryce Burgey
- Ruffin Bailey
- Bill Hollingsworth
- Jana Plemmons
- Phillip Rogers
- Brent Martin
- Chris Tranchina
Be sure to check out our Events page to RSVP for the next Walking With Bartram section hike from Lake Nantahala to Appletree Campground.
