Steve and Bob decided to attempt to complete the South Beyond 6000, 40 peaks in Tennessee and North Carolina that exceed 6000’ and meet certain other criteria (specifically a minimum distance between an adjacent peak and a minimum rise from the col between it and an adjacent peak). Dave, Jerry, Julie and Lou decided to join them on the second half of the trip to sample some great hiking in the Southern Appalachians and perhaps lay the groundwork for completing South Beyond 6000 as well (Dave seems to have caught the bug at least). The trip took place over the first half of May and consisted of a combination of backpacking and day hikes. Everybody ended up topping at least one-half of the list (results here)!

Pictures are by everybody – Bob produced the report.

Pictures at https://goo.gl/photos/Zmt8a2yhwQ3zgSMC7