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Well folks! It's our last full open day of the season and still chilly at 24/31. We close tomorrow, JP comes up today, Thanksgiving in a few days, it's a busy week for everyone!!!  The Clackum/Wilson wedding done by our friend Bill Black! We have had a lot of cool and interesting folks up here, not to mention the amount of anniversaries, engagements, birthdays, and then a surprise wedding!
Us Crew have really enjoyed getting to know the guests coming up, the day hikers passing through, and all the NPS guys and ACE peeps over the season. As we close out this week we would just like to thank everyone who ventured up here-- it's been a blast for us and hope you guys had fun. Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and who knows what the New Year will hold. Have fun with JP! Leconte 2016 crew out.
James W
11/22/2016 09:17:53 am
Well Im glad you guys get a rest thanks for a wonderful summer of notes pics and great times! I enjoyed my three visits up this yr my last being last weekend with five friends for two nights! and met some of the new folks! Enjoy your adventures this winter wherever this life takes you HappyThanksgiving to all, and cant wait to get back up for a day hike to visit JP again on Jan 14th with 10 friends! good luck God bless and thaks again!!
Quentin Clemmons
11/22/2016 09:29:32 am
Thanks to the entire Leconte Lodge team this year for all your fine reporting and interesting commentary. My goal next year is to spend the night at the Lodge as I waltz through my 73 year on this planet. Thanks again, have a fantastic off-season, and WELCOME BACK JP!
Margaret Donna Pierce
11/22/2016 10:12:49 am
Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to all of you. We have enjoyed our overnight trips in 2015 and 2016. We look forward to seeing all of you in May 2017 for our third overnight. Day hiked Alum to LeConte in October. Our first time to see the llamas. See you next year. I suppose that I can add my "best wishes" to the departing crew members; I didn't get to meet every one of them but as I said before I came away from my visit to the Lodge last month with a renewed appreciation for the good job that they all do up there. They stay very busy to say the least. This is the time of year when I begin to contemplate my plans, for the Lodge, for the coming year, wondering about the rate increases, what the new t-shirts will look like (I have my own ideas for a design but I think that they have someone does that, etc.), and what the next season's crew will look like, but, I guess that I'm again rushing things a bit. Regardless, good holidays and winter to the crew members. g'day
norman (ga)
11/22/2016 11:27:32 am
Same too you all and God bless!!
Peppermint Pattie
11/22/2016 11:28:21 am
Happy Thanksgiving ; Merry Christmas ; and Happy New Year to all the crew, Chrissy and Alan, all the llamas, and the trail crew. Thank you all so much for all you do. May you all be safe in your travels always. Many blessings to all. // JP......welcome home and bring on the snow !!! ;)
Judy
11/22/2016 02:15:55 pm
What a treat it's been to get to know all the unusual characters Tim has assembled, yet again! Thanks for your unending work to make sure everyone's stay is tops, always accompanied by joyful dispositions:) You'll be missed but JP will be a welcome place holder until March when it all begins again. Enjoy your change of pace, wherever that may lead you and welcome back JP!
Noel C.
11/22/2016 03:05:57 pm
Thank you for another great trip this year Ryn. You guys are the best!! I really appreciate the cake for my surprise wedding. I hope you all have a wonderful holidays and great winter. We will see you next year. :)
Cammy
11/22/2016 04:50:05 pm
Another wonderful adventure to LeConte this summer! The weather was ideal for us this year and the memories.....never to be forgotten! Best wishes for all for the holidays and in the new year!!
Steve D
11/22/2016 06:29:20 pm
Hi JP! Welcome Back! Look forward to seeing you this winter- I hiked up yesterday, what a beautiful day up there. The trailwork they did on Alum was unreal. So impressed! Got to see Tim L- good talking to youTim. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!
Debi
11/22/2016 07:37:56 pm
See you next year. Have a great winter.
elktonbrant
11/23/2016 12:41:17 am
I want to add my thanks to everyone who either wrote for, posed for, or came up with ideas for this blog over the past 9 months. I'm lucky to have been able to come up for a single visit earlier this month.
Jeff
11/23/2016 10:04:48 am
Does JP keep communications contact with interested day hikers?
Jeff
11/23/2016 10:17:25 am
Duh!! Please forgive and disregard my previous post. I now see that, indeed, JP kept blogging Dec -Mar 2016 opening. Sorry.
Linda Burgin
11/23/2016 10:49:11 am
Happy Thanksgiving, LeConte Lodge Crew! Have an awesome winter! Welcome back, JP! :)
Elaine
11/23/2016 11:00:43 pm
Happy Thanksgiving and a warm welcome home to our JP. So good to have you back taking care of our favorite mountain. The forecast for the winter is warmer and drier than usual. The drought here has been hard on the environment and the wildlife. Maybe you could work some magic and bring much needed precip to our region. Hope the next four months will create more memories of the Smokies for you. Comments are closed.
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