Passing through the Appalachian Mountains, the Smoky Mountains, White Mountain National Forest, and more, the trail traverses about 450,000 feet of elevation changes. Clingmans Dome is the highest ...

So one morning, just as the sun crests over the mountains, a busload of tourists stops to take in the view at the western edge of Virginia's Appalachian coalfields. SHARON PRESSLER: I thought it ...