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yeah, everything it must belong somewhere. well i know that now, that's why i'm staying here.

2/28/2014

Little you know the subtle electric fire that for your sake is playing within me. Whitman

Morning y'all,

It's a gorgeous, clear morning. The high up top reached 28 degrees. The overnight low was 11 degrees. It was 25 degrees and clear at 7am observation. The mountain received no new snow or precipitation and there is no snow remaining up top. The trails are in great shape, there is very little ice left to work your way around. With a little bit of caution, it is easy to negotiate.

The bleached bright sun brings a warmth beyond words, blonding hair and tanning legs for the long joyous days ahead.

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National Weather Service Video

2/27/2014

Please enjoy this video produced by the National Weather Service office in Morristown, TN highlighting their 2013 trip up to the Lodge to maintain the weather station.

they heard me singing and they told me to stop. quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock.

2/27/2014

Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. Kafka

Morning y'all,

It's a beautiful, brisk morning up top. The high yesterday reached 24 degrees. The overnight low was 11 degrees. It was 14 degrees and clear at 7am observation. The mountain received no precipitation and there is still no snow on the ground up top. There are only 2 tricky sections on Alum, but if you proceed with caution you should be able to reach the top without spikes. It's shaping up to be a beautiful day, enjoy!

A fantastic spattering of colour is lighting up the horizon, the cool air reminds you just how ALIVE you are.

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so apropos. death on a sunny snow.

2/26/2014

We have less time than we knew and that time buoyant, and cloven, lucent, missile and wild. Annie Dillard

Morning y'all,

It's another cloudy morning up top. The high yesterday reached 35 degrees. The overnight low was 11 degrees. It was 12 degrees and cloudy at 7am observation. The mountain received no new precipitation and there is still no snow remaining up top. It looks like we'll have some cold temperatures over the next few days with little precipitation. It could be your last chance to hike in crisp weather, enjoy!

When your legs move, your mind moves.

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i thought i saw your face today, but i just turned my head away. your face against the trees, but i just see the memories as they come, as they come.

2/25/2014

Humans are made to endure physical challenges. The real joy is seeing people who find something in themselves that they didn’t know was there. Lazarus Lake

Morning y'all,

It's a beautiful, cloudy day up top. The high yesterday reached 35 degrees. The overnight low was 22 degrees. It was 26 degrees and cloudy at 7am observation. The mountain received no new precipitation and there is no snow on the ground. The trails are still clear, although they are frozen solid and have some black ice in spots. It looks like we may receive some flurries this afternoon. Enjoy!

The starshow was a perfect thing last night, most were busy at home, but a few intrepid explorers shot across the sky like out of a laser cannon... sky therapy.

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and our love would be so divine if i could turn back the hands of time.

2/24/2014

What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to live. That is what life means and what life is for. George Mallory

Morning y'all,

It is a beautiful, clear day up top. The high yesterday reached 48 degrees! The overnight low brought a little bit of winter back and hit 22 degrees. It was 22 degrees and clear at 7am observation. The mountain received no new rain or snow and there is no snow remaining up top. There is very little ice remaining on Alum and it looks as though it may stay that way throughout the week. The trails are in great shape.

It is easy to savor these boldbright days and clear starstrewn nights.

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do you realize that you have the most beautiful face?

2/23/2014

As wolves love lambs so lovers love their loves. Plato

Morning y'all,

It's a beautiful, clear morning up top. The high yesterday was 43 degrees. The overnight low was 30 degrees. It was 32 degrees and clear at 7am observation. The mountain received no new precipitation yesterday and there is no longer any snow remaining up top. The trails are beautifully clear... get out there and enjoy it!

but you'll fight and you'll make it through. you'll fake it if you have to. and you'll show up for work with a smile.

2/22/2014

To know the universe itself as a road, as many roads, as roads for traveling souls. Whitman

Morning y'all,

It's a beautiful, clear morning up top. The high yesterday reached 33 degrees. The overnight low was 20 degrees. It was 30 degrees and clear at 7am observation. The mountain received no new precipitation and there is very little snow left up top. I would bet that it melts away in all but the most stubborn, shadow lit places. The trails are in great shape. I haven't seen this little ice in many moons. Get out and enjoy it before we get more ice and water to muck it back up! On-on!!!

love is all. all my soul.

2/21/2014

He had the feeling of not being able to let down, of its being impossible to give up this delicious excitement which was the only thing that could be called living at all. Willa Cather

Morning y'all,

It's a crisp, cloudy day up top. The high yesterday reached 48 degrees. The overnight low got down to 28 degrees. It was 28 degrees and cloudy at 7am observation. The mountain received 1.02 inches of rain yesterday evening. There is only patchy snow remaining up top, but there is quite a lot of black ice that formed last evening. Be careful if you'll be out and about today.

This slow thaw is strangely comforting.

but i'm all alone at last, rolling home to you.

2/20/2014

Being there is very much an art, the art of meditation, because meditating is bringing your true presence to the here and now. The question that arises is: Do you have time to love? Thich Nhat Hanh

Morning y'all,

It is another gloomy, blustery day up top. The high yesterday reached 43 degrees. The low temperature was 23 degrees. It was 42 degrees and cloudy at 7am observation with some heavy winds thrashing about the mountain. The mountain received no new precipitation yesterday and there is still about 4 inches of snow left on the ground up top. The trails are in really nasty shape. Be prepared for a sloppy day if you head out.

The spirited winds console, brushing away dark moods with their swift current.

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