today's scooter ride. i'm on the cove mtn side of mt Harrison, which has Ober Gatlinburg ski "Resort" on top of it...it's fun, but it's not a resort, it's a shopping mall on top of a mtn with an ice skating rink, a kiddy amusement park, a habitat for injured bears and other wildlife, an alpine slide, and in the winter they do indeed have 3 ski runs and a big tubing course.
you can see a little of downtown Gatlinburg to the left. i'm at the remains of a big condo complex that burned in the fire 4 years ago. they're just now getting to tearing them down.
the high peak in the middle is Mt. LeConte
the Ober tram cars passing at the halfway point. you can drive up, or pay to park downtown and take the tram up to the top, then back down later.
those are actually pretty big, they'll hold at least 20 people each. operating the tram car was one of my first summer jobs as a teenager, all you do is push two buttons and tell the passengers some bullshit about the tramway...and hit on tourist girls
