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April 10, 2017

4/10/2017

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Good Morning,
     We continue to have stellar sunrises and sunsets, with abundant sunshine beating down from the big yellow orb above.  Today should be a scorcher by LeConte standards, and the remaining snow will get patchier by the minute.  We topped out at 55 yesterday, and our period's low was 28.  It's already 54 degrees and superbly clear.  It's an odd feeling to be standing in snow drifts, wearing a t-shirt, while looking down and seeing green spread in the Tennessee Valley.  I anticipate a bit of a shock when I finally return to the lower elevations after a month away.
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     I want to compliment the guests we've enjoyed hosting these last few weeks.  Every day, we request that our overnight guests pack out their non-burnable trash - namely glass, metals, and dense plastics - and I am thoroughly satisfied with the response.  We operate an incinerator at the lodge as means of disposing our combustible waste.  Recyclables must either be flown off once a year or packed out on the llamas.  The less we have to burn is better for the environment, and means less time spent burning while people visit the mountain.  The less we have to store away is better space management for us, and the less we have to pack out is better for our favorite furry four-legged friends who would much rather haul linens and those popular "lugged by llama" postcards.  We highly encourage all future guests AND day hikers to embrace this cause of "Pack it in, pack it out" as well Leave No Trace ethics.  Again, thank you for joining us in this environmentally friendly mission, and let's see if we can keep improving every day!
     Have a great start to the week and happy hiking.
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Martha White
4/10/2017 11:57:13 am

Just wanted to say thank you for the excellent blog info. You really do a nice job and the pictures....I love them. Helps me to feel I am right there looking at all the beauty. Thank you, Martha (from NH)

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Pat N
4/10/2017 04:58:02 pm

I definitely agree!

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Donnie
4/10/2017 12:02:07 pm

Hiked up Alum a few wks. back with my girls. Props to the trail workers..Awesome job !! Beautiful time of yr. thanks for all you do up top. My goal is to stay with you guys in the future. I have hiked many times but have never stayed ;)

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doug y link
4/11/2017 11:00:17 am

Just wanting to comment on an apparently good beginning to this season up at the Lodge. Like so many others I cannot hardly wait to get back up there; don't know if I can wait until October ! G'day.

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