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March 23, 2017

3/23/2017

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Good Morning,
     AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ARE COMPLETE!!!  We had a solid day of flying Wednesday and successfully finished the 2017 spring airlift.  On behalf of the crew, I want to extend our deepest thanks and appreciation to our volunteer staff both at the lodge and the Luftee staging area for their hard work and dedication these last two weeks.  It takes a great deal of strength, flexibility, and patience on behalf of the staff to be able to coordinate and fly in all of the supplies necessary to open.  Again, thank you!
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Our friends from Construction Helicopters out of Michigan are good when it comes to slinging in supplies...real good. Thanks again for your help!
     Yesterday's high was 37, though it felt warmer in the sun as the winds were relatively calm except when standing under the helicopter wash.  Our overnight low was 26 with no new precipitation.  Conditions are partly cloudy with great sight distance to the north from our porches.  All of the snow and ice around camp has melted away.  It's possible some small, isolated patches of ice remain in the shadiest reaches of the trails ascending the mountain, but conditions should be favorable from start to finish.  Trail crews are expected to assess Alum Cave (for hikers) and Trillium Gap (for llamas) today and have those trails completely cleared of debris and blowdowns.  If you're on the trail today, be sure and tell them thanks!
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     LeConte Lodge will open for the 2017 season tomorrow, March 24th.  The crew is very excited about entertaining guests once again, and are taking great pride in readying all of the guest cabins, souvenir shop, and dining hall.  We will unveil the 2017 "I Hiked It" shirt design tomorrow for those of you anxious to see it.  We'll also get our fantastic crew's photos up soon so you can start to familiarize yourselves with the great team we've assembled this year, should you meet them in person when you visit.
     Enjoy the day and happy trails!
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Sue W.
3/23/2017 08:48:36 am

Welcome back Summer Crew! Have a great season!

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Pat N
3/23/2017 09:41:30 am

Congrats and job well done for the completed airlift!!! This post gives me goosebumps just thinking about how excited everyone must be...crew as well as the first guests of the season.

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doug y link
3/23/2017 09:49:36 am

Glad to hear that the airlift is completed. I have often wondered about the sheer logistics of arranging all the details of that operation from planning to successful completion. One detail I cannot recall concerns the propane gas tanks, i.e., are all the tanks replaced or just a partial number ? Nonetheless, it's done and the season can get underway finally. Cheers.

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Marilyn
3/23/2017 11:39:26 am

Congrats to all those involved in getting LeConte Lodge open for the 2017 season! You deserve kudos for your patience and tenacity. Love the blog for 2017 and looking forward to reading about my favorite place in the world until I can make my annual trip up in September. When you unveil the 2017 I hiked it! shirts can you also provide some colors in which it will be available. Thanks.

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Dar
3/23/2017 01:41:51 pm

Thank God it was a safe fly day, let the fun begin.

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Sherleen
3/23/2017 01:56:37 pm

I'M HAPPY TO READ THAT ALL IS GO NOW......SORRY YOU HAD TO ENDURE BAD WEATHER AND MESSED UP PLANS. LOOKING FORWARD TO READING THE BLOG,AS ALWAYS, IT IS INCLUDED WITH MY FIRST COFFEE OF THE MORNING..S'cuse my yelling.
:-)

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Heather
3/24/2017 12:07:17 am

We're headed up next week and couldn't be more excited! Thanks for all the hard work to get everything ready! See you soon :D

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kihm
3/24/2017 01:44:59 am

Way to go crew. I'm glad the weather finally broke and you could get everything done for the visitors. Keep up with the blog. I really enjoy reading it. We will be up there in April. See you then.

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jay
3/24/2017 08:56:09 am

Dear staff
I first came to the mountain on horseback in 1977 at the age of 15. I have since stayed over 20 nights on LeConte. Keep doing what you do as there are very few places have stayed true to the mission as you guys. Thanks for all you do.

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