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Hikers visit the Mt. Cammerer fire tower in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011. The tower, built in 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, provides sweeping views of the surrounding mountains.

Photo by Adam Brimer

Hikers visit the Mt. Cammerer fire tower in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011. The tower, built in 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, provides sweeping views of the surrounding mountains.

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  • Hikers visit the Mt. Cammerer fire tower in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011. The tower, built in 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, provides sweeping views of the surrounding mountains.
  • Justin Veasey takes a photo from the deck of the Mt. Cammerer fire tower in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011.
  • The Mt. Cammerer fire tower was built in 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011.
  • After hiking along the Low Gap Trail from Cosby Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park hikers will turn left to hike another 2.7 miles to the Mt. Cammerer fire tower near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011.
  • A basswood tree grows on the side of the Low Gap Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011. Hikers will make an 11-mile round trip hike to the Mt. Cammerer fire tower from Cosby Campground.
  • The 11-mile round trip hike to the Mt. Cammerer fire tower makes a fairly steep climb from Cosby Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011.
  • Poplars tower over the Low Gap Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011.
  • Dwarf ginseng blooms on the Low Gap Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011.
  • Star chickweed blooms on the Low Gap Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011.
  • Bishop's Cap blooms on the Low Gap Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011.
  • Trillium blooms on the Low Gap Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cosby, Tenn., Thursday, April 14, 2011.

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