Mt. Mitchell

We drove up to Mt. Mitchell - the highest point east of the Mississippi......it was awesome!!!
...it's quite cool at 6684 feet above sea level...
...Did you know that Elisha Mitchell is buried up there...
...as we stood on the observation deck - we watched some clouds roll in...

...I wanted to call someone up in ND and say - I'm the tallest thing east of the Mississippi - where am I??? - but I refrained...
...the clouds started to look more and more menacing from the west...
...there was one of these neat maps facing each direction - they show the names of the peaks - it was fun seeing them from above instead of looking up at them...
...still pretty clear to the east...
...but the clouds descend over the observation deck...
...and finally engulf us altogether...