Whiteside Mountain, Jackson County (3-12-13)
Read MoreDevils Courthouse
Before long I broke free of the trees and once again the views opened up...
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The top of Devil's Courthouse is completely open though trees ringing the summit limit the views a bit. Here is the summit panorama looking roughly west with Whiteside Mountain to the left...
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Devils Courthouse
Looking west towards Highlands from the top of Devil's Courthouse...
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Devils Courthouse
On the two-or-more trip I take up to Highlands each week my view of Devil's Courthouse is usually from the highway overlook on the opposite ridge...it was kind of cool to be taking in the reverse view...
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Devils Courthouse
The panorama to the south and east from Devil's Courthouse was where the real payoff is for this hike happened...
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Devils Courthouse
A highly zoomed shot of Cashiers and its rugged surrounding peaks with the Great Balsam Range rising beyond...
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Devils Courthouse
Looking towards the Sapphire Valley area to the east with 4,764' Mt. Toxaway filling the distant horizon...
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Devils Courthouse Spur Trail
After a decent look around it was time to make my way back up the overgrown trail to Whiteside...
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Whiteside Mountain Loop Trail
Back on the main loop, the rest of the trail back to the parking area was like a highway compared to what I had just traveled...unfortunately in a couple months it will be busy as a highway as well so this may be my last visit until next winter...
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