farewell transmission.

3/3/2012

I am grateful for what I am & have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite - only a sense of existence. Well anything for variety. I am ready to try this for the next 1,000 years, & exhaust it. How sweet to think of! My extremities well charred, and my intellectual part too, so that there is no danger of worm or rot for a long while. My breath is sweet to me. O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it - for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment. Thoreau

Morning,

It was a very dynamic, rainy day yesterday. The wind was gusting all afternoon and we received some heavy winds and lightning in the evening. The mountain received 1.23" of rain last night. The high was 47 degrees and the low was 27 degrees. It was 27 degrees and clear with some gorgeous inversion this morning.

Allyson will be on the mountain this afternoon and will take over the blog for the season. I will be taking off on Monday to visit family & friends before my new job starts in New Hampshire. Here is the exciting place I'll be working for the Spring.

A big thanks to everyone at the Lodge, especially Tim, Chris & Allyson. I had a fantastic time and am so grateful to have had the opportunity to winter up here.

Inversion this morning.

Roy F

3/3/2012 01:43:19 am

JP,
Good luck in your new adventure. You did an awesome job with the blog. It was the first thing I would look at every morning. I almost felt like I was up there with you. Hopefully if you return next year you will get the snow that you wanted and maybe even get to meet your elusive friend the bob cat. God Bless!!!

Roy

Bill E

3/4/2012 10:34:38 am

JP, just wanted you to know that last night we stayed at the shelter and got to see a quick glimpse of the bob kitty.......he does exist. Hope to see you back next winter....God Bless

Nery

3/3/2012 01:47:48 am

Thanks for doing such an amazing job! Hope you come back next winter.

Karen

3/3/2012 01:48:22 am

I enjoyed my virtual winter on the mountain. All thanks to you. Oh what a world we live in. Great job and good luck.

Mike W

3/3/2012 02:05:23 am

“As the school of the woods was harsh and stern, so it brought up sons and daughters of lion heart. And its reward to those that endured was the most outright independence to be had on earth. No king was so irresponsible as the pioneer, no czar so absolute as he. It needed no martyr spirit in him to sing:
“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” Horace Kephart

Aubrey

3/3/2012 02:37:27 am

Enjoyed readng your blog. I looked forward to coming to this site just to read it. If you happen to write a blog at your new job, maybe you, or Allyson could provide the link. Hope you are back at Leconte next winter. Take care.

Joe P

3/3/2012 04:18:03 am

I will miss your daily postings. Good luck on your next adventure. Can we look forward to having you back next winter?

Bill Yeadon

3/3/2012 05:17:46 am

Good luck and if you blogging at your next spot in NH let us know so we can see the world of New Hamsphire. Where exactly in NH is this cabin.

Brian Norris

3/3/2012 05:44:00 am

Thanks for taking care of the mountain for all of us who love it so much JP. You did an amazing job with the pics and updates. just wish you would have had some snow to talk about. As for leconte lodge, I will see you again in april

Paul B

3/3/2012 06:31:04 am

One final farewell! "Well done good and faithful servent (caretaker)". I have appreciated the journey and look forward to more tales in the future. Your new assignment looks awesome. Living the dream of this desk jockey! You have inspired my brother and I to come down and day hike to the lodge at the end of April in addition to our overnight in August.

Bruce

3/3/2012 06:39:04 am

Thank you! I have enjoyed checking in each day. Best wishes in NH!

Raz Theo

3/3/2012 07:09:27 am

If I don't go where I am going, I won't know what I'll soon be knowing.
And I can't find it without moving. So I'm headed where the scene is soothing.....grooving. (R.T.Williams, 1968)
Best of luck J.P. - we'll miss you.

Debi link

3/3/2012 10:45:34 am

Everyone keeps saying goodbye. Well, I'm saying Hello. Come to Ludington,Mi, And we'll show you the lake. Enjoy my friend.

H Clark

3/3/2012 02:29:35 pm

I cannot add anything new to express our appreciation for your photos and comments during your winter stay on LeConte. Previous posts during your tenure reflected that adequately. Hopefully, in future endeavors, you will look back at this experience with positive feelings for the mountain, hikers and readers of the daily posts.

Janet Thomas

3/4/2012 02:43:46 am

JP, best of luck, have enjoyed reading your posts every day and I envy the solitude you must have experienced up there for the winter.

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