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(Ebright Azimuth photos)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-26T05:32:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2017/01/16/panorama-point-temporarily-closed/</loc><lastmod>2017-01-16T20:07:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2016/09/11/tripoint-tennessee-georgia-and-alabama-nickajack-lake-chattanooga/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1090.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1090</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-12-22T05:19:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/tripoints/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1085.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1085</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-09-06T01:37:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2016/07/23/picking-up-the-keystone-state-mt-davis-pennsylvania-1650/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pa-highpoint.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pa highpoint</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-24T00:54:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2016/07/23/the-top-of-the-allegheny-mountains-spruce-knob-wv-1750/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/va-overlook.jpg</image:loc><image:title>VA overlook</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wv-overlook.jpg</image:loc><image:title>WV overlook</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ben-at-the-top.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ben at the top</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-24T00:54:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2016/03/06/bagging-backbone-mountain-maryland-1550/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wv-rest-stop.jpg</image:loc><image:title>WV Rest Stop</image:title><image:caption>Celebrating Ben's first trip inside of West Virginia</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/md-highpoint-sign.jpg</image:loc><image:title>MD Highpoint sign</image:title><image:caption>Getting ready to head to the highpoint of Maryland.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/different-states.jpg</image:loc><image:title>different states</image:title><image:caption>The trail to the top runs along the state line between Maryland and West Virginia.  Here we are in two different states. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ben-at-the-church.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ben at the church</image:title><image:caption>Ben standing inside Our Lady of the Pines.  It claims to be the smallest church in 48 states, so I guess Alaska and Hawaii didn't make the cut. It seats 12. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-06T23:18:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2015/07/26/snagging-virginia-to-finish-the-southern-six-pack-mt-rogers-highpointing-1450/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-jul-10-12-53-15-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo Jul 10, 12 53 15 PM</image:title><image:caption>Benjamin and I standing next to the sign pointing out the final route to the Mt. Rogers Summit.  (Mt. Rogers Photo Album)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-jul-10-9-22-20-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo Jul 10, 9 22 20 AM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-jul-10-6-17-59-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo Jul 10, 6 17 59 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-jul-10-4-35-56-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo Jul 10, 4 35 56 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-jul-10-2-29-32-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo Jul 10, 2 29 32 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-jul-10-2-24-35-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo Jul 10, 2 24 35 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-jul-10-1-58-03-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo Jul 10, 1 58 03 PM</image:title><image:caption>The Mt. Rogers Summit Spur takes you through an amazing forest.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-jul-10-1-37-30-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo Jul 10, 1 37 30 PM</image:title><image:caption>I tried to show that this was  number 14, but my mirroring skills are a bit lacking.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-jul-10-12-42-57-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo Jul 10, 12 42 57 PM</image:title><image:caption>Hitting the Lewis Fork Wilderness</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-jul-10-11-38-24-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo Jul 10, 11 38 24 AM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-31T16:26:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2015/07/25/campbell-hill-ohio-highpoint-school-norad/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5169.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Campbell Hill</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-25T14:29:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2015/04/14/hoosier-hill-highpointing-indiana-highest-point/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5137.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Indiana state sign</image:title><image:caption>Crossing the Ohio River into Indiana</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5144.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hoosier Hill</image:title><image:caption>Here we are at the top of Hoosier Hill.  Ben has his morpher, you know, just in case we need to become Power Rangers. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-04-15T02:48:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2015/03/13/the-busiest-highpoint-clingmans-dome-tennessee-1150/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4178.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pointing to the marker</image:title><image:caption>For some reason, they moved the highpoint marker from the top down to the start of the summi trail at Clingmans Dome</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-05-01T04:23:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2014/12/24/the-top-of-the-bluegrass-state-black-mountain-kentucky-1050/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_4141.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4141</image:title><image:caption>Parking Area just off of Highway 160.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_4135.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4135</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_4134.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4134</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_4128.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4128</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_4123.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4123</image:title><image:caption>The top of Black Mountain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_4122.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4122</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_4121.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4121</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_4120.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fork in the road near the highpoint</image:title><image:caption>Fork in the road near the highpoint</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_4119.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4119</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc_0417.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0417</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-01-12T00:17:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/hiking-trails/</loc><lastmod>2014-03-15T17:59:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2014/01/19/taum-sauk-mountain-missouri-highpointing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/illinois.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Illinois</image:title><image:caption>My mom, dad, and Benjamin standing at the Illinois state line.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc_0022.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0022</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc_0014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Taum Sauk Marker</image:title><image:caption>Benjamin and I at the top of Taum Sauk Mountain</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-20T03:29:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2013/12/24/mount-magazine-arkansas-highpoint-signal-hill/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0245.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Welcome to Oklahoma</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0002.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise at Sunrise Rock</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0090.jpg</image:loc><image:title>With the family at the top of Signal Hill</image:title><image:caption>Signal Hill on Magazine Mountain, the highpoint of Arkansas</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-24T15:16:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2013/11/24/cheaha-mountain-alabama-highpoint-highpointing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_1011.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_1011</image:title><image:caption>Hanging out at the Alabama highpoint.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_0999.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0999</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_0994.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0994</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-23T19:30:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2013/11/21/woodall-mountain-highpointing-mississippi/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_0977.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0977</image:title><image:caption>Benjamin and I standing at the top of Mississippi.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-22T04:03:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2013/09/29/to-the-top-of-the-eastern-united-states-mt-mitchell-nc-450/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0708.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ridge Junction Overlook</image:title><image:caption>One of the overlooks on the way to Mount Mitchell State Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0671.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mount Mitchell</image:title><image:caption>Standing at the monument on the top of Mount Mitchell.  It was a good, damp, cloudy day.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0670.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0670</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-19T02:20:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2013/10/18/brasstown-bald-georgia-high-point-amazing-sunrise/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc_0768.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunrise at Brasstown Bald</image:title><image:caption>This is just one of the unreal sunrise pictures I took at Brasstown Bald</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-19T02:18:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2013/09/01/finally-a-few-thousand-feet-sassafras-mountain-sc-350/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_06361.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0636</image:title><image:caption>Taking a quick picture behind the monument on top of Sassafras Mountain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0636.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0636</image:title><image:caption>Taking a quick picture behind the monument on top of Sassafras Mountain</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-02T05:01:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2013/08/19/to-the-top-of-florida-britton-hill-in-lakewood-park-250/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_0567.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ben at Britton Hill</image:title><image:caption>This is the monument at the Britton Hill highpoint in Florida.  My son is posing at it.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_0594.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0594</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_0610.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from Britton Hill parking lot</image:title><image:caption>The trek to the Britton Hill highpoint in Florida.  Park your car and walk about 100 feet to the highpoint monument.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-02T04:32:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2013/07/28/at-the-top-of-louisiana-driskill-mountain-150-highpointing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0543.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0543</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0541.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Trailhead to Climb Driskill Mountain</image:title><image:caption>Located on next to the cemetery of at Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church, the path to the top of Driskill Mountain is well defined.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0535.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The top of Driskill Mountain</image:title><image:caption>Be sure to sign the log kept in the army box at the sign.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0528.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jordan Mountain Overlook</image:title><image:caption>Several other hills can be seen, almost giving a sense of being in a mountain range.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0526.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sitting at the top of Driskill Mountain</image:title><image:caption>Benjamin and I sit next to the cairn that marks the summit of Driskill Mountain</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0513.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0513</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0512.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0512</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0500.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The first fork at Driskill Mountain</image:title><image:caption>The path truly begins to the left of this sign.  It switches from gravel to natural terrain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_2220.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mississippi River Bridge at Vicksburg</image:title><image:caption>The skies did not look promising as we crossed the Mississippi River in Vicksburg.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-29T04:54:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2013/07/26/swing-over-to-driskill-mountain/</loc><lastmod>2013-07-26T19:27:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2013/07/24/the-skinny-on-britton-hill/</loc><lastmod>2013-07-24T04:53:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/2013/07/23/the-path-to-an-adventure/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/northcarolinablackbalsamknob.jpg</image:loc><image:title>northcarolinaBlackBalsamKnob</image:title><image:caption>Some friends and I (in the BPC shirt) on top of Black Balsam Knob in North Carolina</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-23T01:21:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com/about/</loc><lastmod>2023-08-15T01:37:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://highpointingthestates.com</loc><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><lastmod>2023-08-15T02:34:46+00:00</lastmod></url></urlset>
