Friendly Faces in High Places

It is still a cold wintery landscape on the top of the mountain. Pat and Jeanie returned from days off and said Alum Cave trail was like a luge. They witnessed several day hikers take pretty big spills. All of the trails are still extremely icy. Please do not attempt a hike up with out any sort of ice traction on your boots. The temperatures are still brutally cold. The low last night was 11 with a high yesterday of 25. We are currently under heavy cloud coverage and it the wind is howling. The current temperature is 21.

As the days fly by and I am saying goodbye to all of the amazing folks we have met through out the years, I am reminded how it was possible for us to make it 12 seasons. If it were not for the warm and friendly faces of the spectacular folks we have come to know and love over the years, I would have picked indoor plumbing years ago. Chris and I will miss seeing everyone on a year to year basis. We have looked forward to seeing the kids get older and even meet the next generation that they are starting to introduce to our favorite mountain. We have made some life long friends and I am so grateful for that. My life is forever enriched by my time at the lodge and nothing can ever take that from me. This is not my last post. I am waiting for the weekend to let those of you who have asked about the next chapter in our lives,  read about it. Stay tuned for trail updates as well. Safe hiking and see you at the top.