December 16th, 2018

12/16/2018

Good morning,

It’s currently 28 degrees and socked-in up top. We received .5” inches of new snow. The road (HWY 441) is currently open. Stay up to date on any changes at the link below.

https://goo.gl/HikrMr

24 hour temperature range: High 38 Low 26

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The soothing hum of wind can be heard in the distance. Fresh snow clings to my boots. Damp sleet kisses my cheeks. I smile. Winter was back up top - I was back in the shaken snow globe. How long before the glass ornament settles? How long before blue skies return? The thoughts don’t worry me much. I have plenty of books to keep me company during the grey days.

It’s colder than I anticipated and my coffee rest coolly back in the kitchen. How long do I want to dwell out here in the frozen rain? Again, the thoughts don’t worry me much. I have plenty of time to warm up…

I disappear into the forest.

Onward,
Seth

"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."

Robert Louis Stevenson

4 Comments

Vanessa ONeal

12/16/2018 11:23:10 am

Thank you for your beautiful descriptive writings. My husband will be making his semi- annual trip up LeConte next Saturday with a few friends and family. If there’s anything you need or special requests, please let us know and he will bring it up, Lord willing. I’d love a pic of them with you. Keep up the writing.

Seth Orme link

12/18/2018 10:31:51 am

Maybe we'll cross paths! Any type of fresh vegetable is always in demand. I do enjoy a nice slice of cheese too.

Happy trails,
Seth

Bob Brigham

12/16/2018 04:35:34 pm

love your posts -- the pictures are great. From the mid '90's until 2005, my wife I get came to LeConte each year the Sunday before Thanksgiving. We are from Jefferson County and have been secondary school educators for 43 years -- 23 years in New England and 20 in the South. We are retired now in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. We have a print of Mt. LeConte by Randell Ogle over our fireplace. We are in our 70's and my wife had a heart transplant over seven years ago, but we dream of hiking LeConte again. Merry Christmas and be safe my friend.

Mike O’Neal

12/16/2018 09:19:29 pm

Seth
Our plan is to visit Saturday, we have a couple small Christmas gifts for you and would like to know if you have a special request?

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