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Greetings Readers, We remain in a mostly cloudy rut, with temps feeling slightly cooler today. There were two instances of rain showers yesterday, and they only managed to squeeze out a laughable 0.03" of liquid precipitation. It looks like things will continue to be on the dry side in the coming days. It's possible that the mess hovering over Texas could eventually find its way up through Tennessee, but meteorologists won't definitively know that for a while yet. Our high temperature on Sunday came in at 61 degrees, and our low dipped to an autumn-like 48.  Hi! I have a name! Thanks! And now on to the news so many of you have been patiently waiting for. After careful consideration of all the llama names submitted here on this site and our Facebook page, our wranglers unanimously settled on a fitting name for our newest recruit. Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that we introduce...WILEY! To be honest, we were all blown away by the response we received from our fans, garnering over 1,000 (!!!) submissions for this soon-to-be packer.
We appreciate the creativity and thoughtfulness that everyone put into helping us find this young llama an identity. Several suggestions were in fact of llamas already in the rotation, or those who have been load luggers in seasons past. There were multiple suggestions for the name Wiley, so a big congratulations to all of you who offered up such a great choice that interestingly enough has vast local historical significance. A certain Wiley Oakley, a famous mountaineer in these parts, was born at the base of this very mountain in 1885. He went on to be a humble and incredible ambassador for the Smokies and an inspiring citizen of Gatlinburg. Wiley will begin training next year, so you'll have to wait to see him in action on Trillium Gap Trail. We'll be sure and let you know once he gets into the swing of things with our wranglers. Until then, a huge thank you to everyone who participated. Have a great start to the week!
10 Comments
Sharon S
8/28/2017 03:42:46 pm
Welcome, Wiley! Whatever you're named, you're cute and you and your brothers help make LeConte Lodge the most special place on earth.
jeand
8/28/2017 03:58:37 pm
What a fitting name! It brings to mind Wiley Oakley who was a smokey mountain old timer in the early part of the twentieth century when my Daddy was a young man. Dad used to go hiking with Wiley. Mr Oakley wrote a couple of books about his adventures in the smokies and my dad was mentioned in one of them. Wiley called dad "Dice" a nickname from the shortening of our last name. How appropriate to have "Wiley Llama" who also is to be a hiker.
jeand
8/29/2017 06:58:33 pm
OOPS just realized the bit about Wiley Oakley was mentioned in the note from the Mt Leconte crew. However, I remember hearing about him form the time I was a little girl and am rather proud that my dad knew him.
Wanda
8/28/2017 04:21:16 pm
Love the name Willey, Mr. Oakley would probably let out a yodel for us.
elktonbrant
8/28/2017 04:29:54 pm
Now he just needs a companion named "Oakley" to walk alongside in the llama train.
Sherleen
8/29/2017 03:56:54 am
A good name chosen for "Wiley."
Tammy (Tx)
8/29/2017 05:58:09 pm
Hello Elktonbrandt! Been wondering where you've been and thought about asking through the blog. I love the suggestion of Oakley as a name for another llama buddy for Wiley. They also sound like good western or outlaw names to boot!
Ryan La
8/30/2017 08:36:53 am
Morning all uptop, looks like Tropical Storm Harvey may be giving y'all some rain and a little wind up there. We've had enough of him down here, stay dry. P.S. the eclipse on Cliff Tops was amazing, see y'all soon.
Tammy (Tx)
8/30/2017 06:49:51 pm
Ryan, we've REALLY had enough of Harvey here in South Central Texas! My family and friends in the Houston area have as well. But, the sun is shining and everyone is pretty well! Hope LeConte and east, or any part of, Tennessee doesn't get this kind of rain! Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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