Good morning, It’s currently 19 degrees with winds and low visibility. Yesterday’s high made it up to 40 degrees, with an overnight low of 20. We still have 5” of snow on the ground. -- I climbed into my spruce colored overalls and slid on my primer grey anorak. Purchased for a dollar at a church thrift store in Lander, WY – the anorak somehow ended up being worn more frequently than any other layer. Maybe it was the fact that I biked over 3,500 miles before stumbling upon the, already well loved, piece of gear. Regardless, I felt invisible as I trailed into the steel colored world. I sat at the overlook and stared into the cloud covered landscape. There wouldn’t be a visible sunrise; no indicator of the passage of time. I closed my eyes and focused on the volume of my other senses. The cool winds were gentle. I sat and breathed. I breathed and listened. I wasn’t sure how long I’d been sitting there, but when I opened my eyes, I imagined a sunrise as great as any other. I was content and happy. Standing up, I disappeared back into the forest… Onward, Seth P.S. – I noticed a question about visitor numbers. There have been a handful of folks hiking up every day. It looks like the Rainbow Falls Trail is getting much of the traffic. Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love. - Rumi
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norman
12/12/2017 09:48:36 am
Getting use to changing wall paper every day. Keep them coming Seth. Can't be there in person. Thanks , HAGD
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rachel
12/12/2017 10:30:25 am
hi Seth, like many others I've long been a follower of Mt. Leconte lodge and all things Smokies. I visit this blog quite often as a way to stay in touch with the beauty, splender and sometimes struggle the mountains can bring. I live over 500 hundred miles away, in Ohio, and the daily blog here is a sweet way to follow the goings on. thank you for your daily posts and especially the photographs...which brings me to why I'm writing here. Your photos are perfect candidates to be submitted to society6.com for publishing. I'm in no way affiliated with them, but I have purchased a number of mountain scenes in tapestry form which are hanging in my home. I'm sure others too would agree that given the opportunity they would purchase images of mt leconte to have in their homes too. just a thought. warm regards, Rachel
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norman
12/13/2017 10:50:39 am
I for one would purchase! Are his photos really his, are MtLeconte's? Don't see LeConte's logo on them!
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Matt Inman
12/12/2017 11:21:35 pm
I’m enjoying what you’re writing. Thanks.
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Sherleen
12/13/2017 04:30:46 am
I love the magic you make with words. I feel the chill....I saw the sunrise...through your words. ONWARD Seth ! Be safe
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