Good Afternoon,
East Tennessee got walloped with some storms yesterday, and Mt. LeConte certainly got in on the action. In two short afternoon squalls, the mountain had 1.3" of rain dumped on it, and the drainage ditches around and through camp were overflowing their banks. Trails are sure to be saturated for the time being, so consider waterproof hiking shoes for your trips up and down. At one point the sun was out, allowing us to hit a high temperature of 67 degrees on Saturday. Our low came in at 52. We've been in and out of the clouds most of today, with temperatures hovering in the low 60's. Today's rain chances are lower, but there are a few pop-up showers forming in the park already. We'll see if one nips us to keep our daily precipitation streak alive. Of the coming days, tomorrow appears to be the most favorable for playing in the woods without getting wet. Have a great day.
3 Comments
Meg Waff
8/13/2017 02:37:09 pm
Love the video! and that sound reminds me of living there! (afternoon nap with door open in the Ritz!)
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Pat N
8/13/2017 04:23:02 pm
Buzz buzz chirp chirp... love it!
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Andy Piekutowski
8/14/2017 01:58:14 pm
Discovered this blog when reading about J. P. Krol in Smokies Life last fall and now look forward to reading it daily. Two recent topics were of a lot of interest to me--the recent descriptions of the buildings and the June comments about the airplane crash. In August 1959, I and two companions hiked up Alum Cave trail with the intent of camping at the top of Mt. LeConte. As three farm boys used to camping in our Ohio woods, we were woefully ill equipped for the conditions we met when we tried to setup a camp (which I now think may have been illegal). After nearly drowning in the afternoon downpour, we decided to go to the Lodge and see if we could stay there. We got the whole "Old Lodge" to ourselves! No lottery to deal with back then. We stayed again in August 1961, without making prior reservations. Since then I have been fortunate to have stayed quite a few more times (with reservations) during the 1970's and 80's and got to know Mr. Herrick Brown pretty well (my younger brother served on the crew from 1972 -74).
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