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June 18, 2013

6/18/2013

 
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A rainy couple of days on the mountain keeps LeConte green and growing.
Good day to all of you.  And the winner from yesterday's guess the photo location is ... well, it's a little complicated.  The top photo was taken on the upper end looking back at Alum Cave Bluff overhang.  The bottom photo was taken on the Alum Cave Bluff Trail not too far away from Mossy Spring, roughly one mile below the lodge.

Technically, Brian N Bama's answer was correct, though his location of the rootball photograph gave a lot of room to roam.  Vicki got closer, though she overshot her location by a little bit.  Woody's answer was closest.  Thanks to all of you for taking part and being good sports.

We've enjoyed a beautiful day on top of LeConte--if you happen to be a frog.  It's rained most of the morning and afternoon.  Yesterday proved quite similar, though we did get some intermittent sun late in the afternoon.  On Monday, we topped out at 64 degrees with a low of 52 and tallied 0.81 inches of rain.

We've volunteered to accept all of Max Patch's share of rain today in hopes that my fellow LeConte Lodge crew members Beau and Courtney will have a lovely afternoon for their wedding at that location.  Forecast didn't sound too promising, but everyone up here on LeConte is hoping for the best for them.  If we can soak up some rain for them, we'll do it with a smile on our face and water dripping down our chin.

It seems we've had lots of bear news lately.  We saw a young bear around the lodge three times Monday.  I spoke with some folks who spent last night in the LeConte backcountry shelter, and they saw it, too.  It didn't cause any issues, but please be extra careful with your backpacks, food and drink if you're coming up to see us.  We'll be happy to share the mountain with our four-legged neighbors, but sharing food is a loser's game on both counts.

In other bear news, llama wrangler Chrissy reported she saw two bears on the Trillium Gap Trail Monday.  One bear was near the parking lot (all too often an easy place to snag food left by people).  The other bear was further up the trail.

Keeping the bears safe also keeps people safe.  Happy trails.
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Lisa
6/18/2013 07:45:34 am

Spend a lovely night at the lodge over the weekend. Will be returning soon.

ric
6/18/2013 07:50:49 am

anyone heard an update on gregory bald? is it in bloom yet or lagging behind due to the cool temps.

rheada
6/18/2013 07:54:52 am

according to current pictures on some sites, they are blooming but are not yet at peak, last weekend they were saying peak was probably close to 2 weeks off

Debi
6/18/2013 08:23:23 am

Welcome to my jungle!! Should we wear bug spray when we come up in a couple of weeks? I say we just better bring it to be safe. I've never had issues with bugs or mosquitoes, but with all that rain your getting. Hopefully its done by the time I get there. I hope for the best for the newly wed couple with no rain and lots of sunshine, if only for a few minutes to let Chris to his marrying of them. May they have a happy life together as husband and wife.

Vicki Towe
6/18/2013 08:26:43 am

So Happy for Beau! Hope they will have a long happy life together! :)

Starlit
6/18/2013 09:04:29 am

Im a little behind but wanted to say thanks to the crew! My family stayed at the lodge on Thursday of last week. Six of our eight were first timers (including our 5 yr old daughter) and all are ready for our next trip. Special thanks to Tim, Allyson and Chris for being so accommodating! We could not have ask for better service. Hope to see you all next season! Btw- googled "weasels" when we got home- had to see what they looked like :-)

Leigh
6/18/2013 01:43:33 pm

Beautiful pictures today, Nathan!

Woody
6/19/2013 01:24:22 am

Actually, the bears are usually considerate enough to share their mountains with us. We are the visitors!

Mark
6/19/2013 02:48:47 am

I have day hiked to LeConte twice last year, once in early July, and then on Dec 30 in snow. Up Bullhead in July, up Rainbow in Dec. I have done Alum countless times. I would not have been able to guess those pictures for nothing. Then I realized that 90% of my hikes I am looking down at my Vasque boots making sure I don't trip! Oh well, no prize for me.

Brian N bama
6/19/2013 07:07:50 am

Mark, the root ball really threw me. We hiked up in may and there were more uprooted trees so I really wasnt sure if that was the one close to the mossy spring or not. I must say, my favorite hike was last november just after the heavy snowfall.

Barb
6/21/2013 02:33:10 pm

Thank you so much for a great Wednesday night. We were blessed to see a great sunrise and sunset on this visit. We were surprised at the number of trees that had fell close to the trail and the several root balls. Winter must not have been "kind" to trees this past spring/winter.


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