{"id":305,"date":"2010-04-25T00:04:40","date_gmt":"2010-04-25T05:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/?p=305"},"modified":"2010-04-29T00:14:18","modified_gmt":"2010-04-29T05:14:18","slug":"goldmine-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/?p=305","title":{"rendered":"Goldmine Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goldmine Loop is a three to four mile trail segment located just off the end of the Road to Nowhere in the Smoky Mountains. Part of the trail follows a creek down to Lake Fontana and there is in fact the remnants of a cabin along the way. <\/p>\n

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Lake Fontana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The end of the Road the Nowhere incidentally is the Tunnel to Nowhere which has a certain place in Smoky Mountain lore by now. Only hikers and horses (intrepid horses apparently) are allowed through now. It’s about 1000 feet long and other than some fun optical effects when you’re in the middle of it, it’s really not that exciting.<\/p>\n

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Tunnel to nowhere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We were doing a wildflower survey along the way as well. Melanie is particularly good with the wildflowers and generally spends about 2 hours after a wildflower hike with the assorted wildflower books coming up with a list of things that I will forget the name of by the time we go hiking next weekend.
\nHowever, to commemorate all the work she did on it, here is her list from this 4 mile loop:
\nCommon Blue Violet
\nDog Violet
\nHalberd-leafed Violet
\nSweet White Violet
\nCrested Dwarf Iris
\nRue Anemone
\nWild Oats
\nMountain Dog-hobble
\nStar Chickweed
\nCanadian Dwarf Cinquefoil
\nWood Vetch
\nCommon Strawberry
\nWood Betony
\nBaneberry (prob. Red Baneberry)
\nHighbush Blueberry
\nYellow Star-grass
\nPussytoes (prob. Plantain-leaved)
\nCommon Blackberry
\nFoamflower
\nSmallflower Phacelia
\nKidneyleaf Buttercup
\nAster species (2 different unknown)
\nVetch species (unknown, purple)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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