I have been keeping my eyes open for new growth around the lodge. The buds are coming out. It is great to see green on the bushes on a day when the sunrise was not an option. We are currently under a thick cloud layer. A few sprinkles have tapped on the windows. It is going to be a chilly day up top. The high yesterday was 56º with a low of 38º. It sounds as though the next few days could be breathtaking. I hear the lower elevations could reach almost 80º. That will put us in the sixties. Time to find my shorts and sandals. I will be on the lookout for wildflowers and junco nests. It is that time of year when life returns to the mountain top.
I have always enjoyed something about each season and having hiked in the Smokies all my life has given me many opportunities to experience the seasons in a variety of ways. After first staying at the lodge ten years ago these experiences were multiplied once again. As I just concluded a short tent camping trip last week and sit here enjoying a light rainfall I have to recognize that there is another world entirely that exists atop Leconte with a different set of environmental factors and expectations. Your simple photo of new buds and your description of life returning to the mountaintop is indicative of just that. Life doesn't really leave the mountain, it just sort of "relaxes" for a few weeks. Having to endure about four "bear jams" above Sugarlands VC last week makes me curious about any up on top. A pleasant day to all.
lyn
4/22/2014 04:20:32 pm
I haven,t been 2 Le Conte lodge for three yrs. Hope 2 make it up soon. Ur pics r making me homesick. We share a common background. I used 2 stay in a small 1800's trappers cabin in the sunlit basin of wy. Take that world trip while u can. When I got older & retired I returned to E. TN. Because with all my travels this is still home & I have been running these hills since I was knee high 2 a grass hopper. These mats. Get into ur blood & never let go. Looking forward 2 meeting u & swapping tales of Yellowstone & the Beartooth pass area. I think these old bones can make one more trip up.
norman "the airborne rebel"
4/23/2014 02:29:50 am
missing the comments & new pictures! keep me up to date, please; I begg! Comments are closed.
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