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Crew Traditions

6/22/2014

 
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Today's theme is Death By Chocolate. Actually, that would be today's dessert. Traditions help make this job special. One of the LeConte Crew traditions is to sit down every Sunday and have a "family meal" together. It is our time to take a breather and enjoy our family time. It makes me laugh to watch the crew as they look over the menu for Sunday lunch. I hear them say "ooo.....death by chocolate", "oh man, that is going to be so good", "I love Sunday lunch", those are just a few of the comments I heard this morning. I quickly learned that if there was a certain type of food I was craving, I had better learn to cook it. Chris and I have attended cooking school in almost every country we have visited. If we want pizza, we have to a make it. If we want Thai, we  have to make it. Indian, Mexian, Cajun, Cambodian, are just a few of the cook books you will find in my arsenal. It will be different when we get off the mountain and plug in the ice cream maker instead of hand churning it. It might not taste as good, though.

Today is a great day to be heading up the mountain. The high yesterday was 67º with a low of 50º. It is sunny and warm on the north side of the mountain. It is going to be a good day to take a stroll and work off dessert.
Marilyn
6/22/2014 03:44:51 am

How appropriate...a sundae on a Sunday! Enjoy

doug y link
6/22/2014 04:14:38 am

Chocolate ! It's how I maintain my physique ! I know that the moment I "come to" after my impending knee surgery the very first thing I will ask for is chocolate ! I want it lying at my side then ! I should have come to this site before commenting on my own site on camping gear and I could have written a very long narrative on just chocolate. I had thought it had to be hand churned at the lodge and I'll bet that it does taste really great ! As traditions go, that is a very good one to have. I'll make your photo my desktop background for today !

Terry
6/22/2014 06:17:46 am

Now you do make the crew take turns cranking the churn don't you?

norman
6/22/2014 06:25:03 am

where do you get the ice??

Bill
6/22/2014 09:39:54 am

There are freezers in one of the out buildings.

Patricia
6/22/2014 12:50:03 pm

That looks delicious ! Yummie !

susan b
6/22/2014 05:08:01 pm

Thank you LeConte crew! We hiked up Friday for a day hike - we weren't able to get a reservation. Larry - happy to see you again. I did learn a couple important lessons Friday - more protein before hiking and don't walk into fallen trees. I have been told im not allowed to hike unless I have a helmet on. Thank you to the wonderful guys that helped me and my daughter. You were a blessing from above!!

Warren
6/23/2014 02:33:54 am

Checking your daily blog becomes a good morning or late evening soul leveling thing to do. The mountain calls me to my first "up and back one day" sometime very soon. Dwight and I hope to see you one more time this year to express how wonderful you guys demonstrate the unique beauty of the mountain with photos and commentary. See you in a couple of weeks.


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