Great Pumpkin Carving

11/1/2013

A bowl of mashed potatoes, a bowl of beef and gravy, a box of wine ( mountain burgandy), and a can of evaporated milk.

It was crazy day on the mountain. The wind blew all day long. The rain finally came around dinner time. We received almost of an inch of rain over night. The high yesterday was 50º with a low of 42º. I am sure we will hear stories of trees being down all over the mountain.

The crew had a fun time carving pumpkins and the guests enjoyed voting on their favorite one.

And the winner is................

Llama-ween

Debi

11/1/2013 12:42:01 am

Such cute pics. Looks like you had a great Halloween.

doug y link

11/1/2013 01:03:12 am

I hear the breakfast bell ringing ! I KNOW I hear the breakfast bell ringing !! I'll be there in a minute !!!

Ronnie-Tn

11/1/2013 01:28:55 am

Doug, let's have one of their cat head biscuits and some apple butter.
Nice carvings from the crew. I can't believe this season is almost over.
We had some major winds at my place last night, I will agree there will be some downed trees on the trails today. Hope everyone uses caution today.

doug y link

11/1/2013 04:01:15 am

Hey Ronnie: Gee, my ears fooled me again this morning ! Or was it simply my ever-present desire to be at the lodge, especailly in the present weather we're having; Yeah, cathead (is it one word or two !?) biscuits and a generous application of apple butter would be delicious, much better than the Spam sandwich I fried up a little while ago !! I used to bake sourdough bread every four or five days, and I might try to get that started again this winter. G'day

Tom

11/1/2013 01:39:51 am

Got to know....how you'd get them pumpkins on the mountain??!!??

doug y link

11/1/2013 05:20:38 am

My guess would be the llamas - - I sure would be hard pressed to carry even a small pumpkin up the mountain !

TracyG

11/1/2013 01:45:04 am

I just have to say the pumpkins and costumes are great!!! You guys are awesome. Have a blessed day.

James

11/1/2013 02:32:12 am

first october in three yrs we have not stayed guess ill have to wait next yr!1 but will day hike this winter or stay at the shelter cant wait to be home away from home

Paulrom

11/1/2013 06:01:38 am

James I know what you mean I was supposed to go up Oct 14 but the shutdown messed me up. First time in 4 years have not made it up in oct. may try a day hike but not by myself due to having diabetic lows.have already got reservations for next Oct.

Pat N

11/1/2013 03:06:12 am

Great costumes & pumpkins! Lots of talent on LeConte!

Guy

11/1/2013 03:49:59 am

I say, whoever carved the Llama-ween has some serious skills! Great Job.

Ginger Schenks

11/1/2013 04:29:45 am

Llove, llove, llove the llama pumpkin!!

Joe M

11/1/2013 05:28:25 am

With all of the wind last night, I was thinking of you guys up on the mountain. Seven years ago (Oct 16, 2006) my son, one of his college room-mates and I were up there during a dramatic wind storm. The windows in the dining room kept blowing open during dinner, and it sounded like a hurricane outside our cabin all night long. Needless to say we got very little sleep, but as always the staff put out a great breakfast to send us on our way down the mountain. A park ranger had to escort us out of the park from the Alum Cave trailhead, since the park was closed due to all of the wind damage. As I recall, they said winds were clocked at 100 mph at Clingman's Dome. Not unlike the blizzard survivors of last year, it was the most memorable trip we've ever made to Mt. LeConte in the years since!

jean d

11/1/2013 09:08:28 am

What a beautiful day today is! The sky is not completely blue but from my part of the world (that is North Knox county), the mountains are unusually clear today. What a view. I bet the lucky folks who are on the mountain today are really having an exceptional day up there. For a while around 1pm, the sun was at such an angle that the individual ridges and valleys were showing more clearly than in many months. How wonderful it is to live here and get to see such a spectacular view. Love it!!!

Hope the wind has died down up there. It has down here in the valley.
Have a great time "ya'll"!

Barbara

11/1/2013 09:47:52 am

It took me a little while to see the llama in the pumpkin but once I figured it out it's amazing! Good job! What a fun time of year it would be to be up there. Maybe next year.

Gina

11/1/2013 10:42:55 am

You got some talented pumpkin carvers up on that mountain!

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