It’s hard for me to imagine I have just completed #30 in Virginia and I’m about to complete the east coast. North Carolina’s Mount Mitchell is the highest peak east of the Mississippi, standing at 6,684 feet. To get to the mountain road you must drive along the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway. Wow! This drive is one you want to add to your bucket list. I reached the parking lot and scouted the area out. I found that there was an ‘Old Mount Mitchell Trail’ so I drove back to the trailhead and got ready for a very strenuous, steep and rocky 4.5 mile round trip to the summit. Hard, yet very rewarding. I celebrated on the summit!! Yeh!! On my way back I was able to take it all in. A successful 6 summit road trip. East coast is done. Now it’s time to head West…