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December 13th, 2016

12/13/2016

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Poverty gave him all his wealth. The leisure to spend a day, whenever he chose, walking twenty or thirty miles, or voyaging about the river in December, when the drops froze on his oars, pleased with the silvery chime of the icicles against the stem of his button brushes. Van Wyck Brooks

Morning y'all,
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It's a calm, cloudy morning up top. The high yesterday reached 38 degrees. The overnight low was 28 degrees. It was 33 degrees and cloudy at 7am observation. The mountain received .57" of rain yesterday, mostly in the morning. It looks like it will be in and out of the clouds today. I would expect the trails to have some ice, but nothing too hazardous. It feels like another quiet day to be out - enjoy!
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Top photo: The evening show. Above: Grace and some evergreen silhouettes.

I spent another day laying around the cabin yesterday (morning came and morning went...), reading books and listening to the rain. After the rain subsided around 1, I was surprised to realize that it looked like the makings of a fine sunset. Grace and I headed out at 5 and caught a great episode of 'caretaker tv'. I am enamored with that time of day. The evening light has a great angle to it, highlighting the understory of jagged rocks, soil and strange mosses bathed in a warm orange. With the coming evening chill, there was a fragile ice starting to set in along the outer edges of the puddles on trail. We walked back along that familiar old path in a dense dark, just before the bright moon rose over High Top.
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Missy Emrich
12/13/2016 10:25:58 am

Sounds like a perfect day.

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Carl Walin
12/13/2016 10:26:09 am

JP,

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences, insights & photos each day. The events of the last couple of weeks have drawn us back to the mountain from afar to find solace in your posts. We are so thankful that you and our beloved LeConte are safe.

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Judy M
12/13/2016 10:56:03 am

JP, you've created multiple days running of powerful entries for your essay book! Your words are a gift to us all.

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Darlene
12/13/2016 12:01:43 pm

JP how awesome and beautiful for such a wonderful day. I look so forward to reading your blog everyday. Makes me feel like I am right there on that beautiful mountain.

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Renee
12/13/2016 03:37:58 pm

Love the quote, JP. Many people do not see the wealth in the simple things. Beautiful.

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elktonbrant
12/13/2016 02:44:30 pm

Thanks for sharing the sunset... and the sensory experiences surrounding it... with us. We're socked in with fog this afternoon so I'm glad to get the sunset from you!

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Tammy (Tx)
12/14/2016 03:33:30 pm

JP, please forgive me if I am being rude but, who is Grace? Through your comments I get the impression that she has been with you since you arrived back on the mountain. I enjoy your blogs and am happy that you are the winter caretaker, and if she is a special someone to you, I for one would like to welcome her.

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