The skies deposited .67" of rain on us yesterday. Chris was so excited when the clouds broke and set the stage for a beautiful sunset. He grabbed my camera and took off to chase the sun. I think he did a marvelous job bringing the beauty home. Yesterday was pretty chilly. The high was 69 with a low of 51. It was a busy day on the top. A lot of day hikers were out and about.
Chris and I have officially talked Lindi into joining us on our adventure in Africa. She is super excited and we are already planning our training hikes. I will keep you up to speed as other crew members make their plans official for the winter. It is always fun to hear what life changing trips are in the works.
Kat
8/10/2012 12:35:20 am
Love pics. for yesterday and today. Tis is the beauty of the Smokies Sunday, Aug. 5th there was a couple who sat at our table that was going to hike Mount Kilimanjaro next month. They were going to try and get into the lodge again this week. Trying to train as much as possible. How do you possibly train for something like that? They were going to have a guide.
Woody
8/10/2012 05:14:51 am
Being in very good physical condition, or even courage, has absolutely nothing to do with how one's body will tolerate high altitude (anything above 18,000 FT). Other factors are involved such as hypoxic ventilitory reponse, etc. However, if you are not in very good physical condition you will not be able to climb to high altitude. The best way to train for a hike is to hike.
doug
8/10/2012 12:51:14 am
Training for a hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro was something I wasn't able to do when I was there, and as romantic as the trip sounds, and is, and was, its altitude of over 19K feet presented the bigest problem due to lower oxygen levels; At the time I was in great shape, but that hike was hard. I'm sure that Allyson and Chris will do well on the journey however, and I wish I were going again. It will be a wonderful experience for them.
Kay
8/10/2012 08:35:35 am
Wow! It would be a dream come true to hike to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro! Afrcia would be beautiful.
Joe
8/10/2012 02:21:51 pm
Thank you for the photos and good luck with your travels
Carolyn
8/10/2012 03:28:55 pm
Beautiful. Love, Love, Love the Smokies. Comments are closed.
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