Caroline standing in front of a section of her senior thesis painting, an eight-foot secular "altarpiece" in egg tempera.
Good afternoon from the top of LeConte. I'll continue with the LeConte crew introductions today after catching you up on the mountain's weather. On Monday, we celebrated our second day of July with no measurable rainfall. We've not seen any precipitation yet today. The forecast for today is favorable, and we've seen about equal portions of clouds and filtered sun, which counts as an improvement. Also on a good note, I think the wildflowers at the lodge are stretching their stalks and will be mighty impressive soon thanks to the plentiful rainfall. Caroline Robe stars in today's High on LeConte crew introduction. Caroline nears the halfway point of her first season at LeConte Lodge, capably serving in Allyson's absence as assistant cook--a tough task. I'll turn the biography over to Caroline, who penned the following. ---------- Caroline was born in Virginia but moved to Maine when she was two weeks old, and but for a few years elsewhere, has lived there ever since. Upon graduating from the University of Maine in December 2012 with a bachelor of fine arts, Caroline moved to Mt. LeConte sight-unseen, to take a position as crew member and assistant cook. Since arriving on LeConte, Caroline has enjoyed exploring the Southeast, working on her paintings and playing in the well-stocked kitchen. After leaving the mountain at the end of the season she hopes to spend a few years living in the region, taking jobs in the U.S. and abroad and working on her artwork before seeking out an ecovillage where she can live in community and pursue her dual passions of food and the visual arts. ---------- Chris and Allyson should return this afternoon, so I'll be handing over High on LeConte duties until their August days off. For those of you who stopped by to introduce yourself, thanks for the kind words and coming to see us. I hope to see the rest of you soon. Happy trails. 
Caroline on a mountaintop in northern Alaska's Brooks Range, where in a gig previous to this one she was an Arctic housekeeper.
Crystal
7/16/2013 06:28:39 am
How nice of you to feature Caroline today. I read the blog daily and I love the information about the crew on our mountain. Hope you all have a great afternoon.
Tony Ga
7/16/2013 07:44:26 am
In the second picture...what is that jacket/net she is wearing?
norman airborne ga
7/16/2013 08:04:22 am
i wandered the same? great picture!
Marilyn
7/16/2013 08:11:34 am
The net thing looks like something one would wear to keep the no see ums off...like the ones that I that hounded me on a trip to Yellowstone and Glacier several years go. out...wish I'd had one of these jackets!
doug y
7/16/2013 08:36:53 am
I, too, enjoy learning about the crew members. I often wonder just how they are actually selected, etc. The Brooks range in Alaska is one of the most beautiful parts of the world, and for me the range is on an equal status ini my heart with the Smokies, sometimes depending on when you ask me. I was blessed to have taken a long guided hiking trip in that range many years ago, in the early seventies. It was totally awesome being surrounded by high snow-covered mountains on all sides and trekking through those magnificent valleys. I'd love to go back one of these days, but give me two or more days in the Great Smokies and I'm extremely happy. Looks like the hottest part of summer has arrived, at least here in central KY.
Gina
7/16/2013 02:34:29 pm
Nice work Caroline! I think I met you In April on my day hike up there in the dining room. Comments are closed.
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