As a volunteer for Great Smoky Mountain National Park, I was assigned to its highest mountain. What was the history of Clingmans Dome? Who had explored its natural environment and what had been discovered? What has life been like? What has the mountain endured? What challenges exist today? What can I do to help? These questions and more led to my search for answers and the birth of my book, Clingmans Dome, Highest Mountain in the Great Smokies. As a career nurse practitioner in cardiology, family practice, and emergency medicine, I spent my weekends climbing mountains or piloting a small pl more...
