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Members of different Scottish clans stand in the fog during the opening ceremony of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in Linville, N.C., Thursday, July 12.
Chuck Burton / AP
Members of pipe and drum bands march through the fog during the opening ceremony of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in Linville, N.C., Thursday, July 12. The games are held from July 12-15.
According to the Mountain Times, runners taking part in The Bear, didn't know they had reached the finish line at the top of Grandfather Mountain until they heard the cheers of the crowd due to the thick fog.
More about the games on the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games website.
Chuck Burton / AP
Tim Propst, of Lincoln County, N.C., throws a hammer during the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in Linville, N.C., Friday, July 13, 2012.