September 28th, 2015

9/28/2015

I love how this view changes with the seasons.

Good morning! We are in the midst of a third cloudy day in a row. Yesterday started out clear, but quickly became overcast and the temperature never rose above 60 degrees. Overnight, the low fell to 48 and even though it felt dreary all day, we received no rain. Currently their is a soft mist just floating in the the air and it is 60 degrees.

9/28/2015 11:32:32 am

45 days and we will be there for two nights!! cant get enough of this place! let me know if you guys need anything special near Nov 16th !

Marlene m

9/28/2015 12:13:49 pm

I love the daily updates. Love the Mountains and even if I never get to hike to the lodge I can see it through your post. Thank you so much.

John L

9/28/2015 01:31:07 pm

I haven't been following very much due to the need for some seeking the attention that should have always been reserved for the mountain and the lodge. It is nice to be back.

Karon

9/28/2015 03:31:11 pm

Ruthie / Brian - Love the pictures! Y'all are the best. Sometimes sitting here at my desk in my little cubicle it gets hard to breathe. I just come here and look at the pics and imagine myself up at the lodge, on High Top just taking in the mountain air. Then I can make it through the rest of the day. Thanks !!!!

Peter

9/28/2015 04:32:48 pm

We have a party of 5 coming up on Thursday 10/1! We'll look forward to meeting you then.

Brother Butler

9/28/2015 09:14:44 pm

Looking forward to being up there in a couple weeks. Gonna camp at Elkmont and make a nice weekend of it. Excited about a break from hot Alabama weather

Peter

9/28/2015 09:53:02 pm

Thank you, crew, for another great stay at 6,593'! The spontaneous "t-shirt for a joke that makes Kate laugh" game was fun, the food was yummy, the wineglasses were bottomless and the hospitality was peerless!

Carol

9/29/2015 01:43:14 am

I have a question for anyone, I love the outdoors but have a deathly fear of snakes, has one ever gotten into one of the cabins?

ric

9/29/2015 05:54:11 am

51 trips up, never saw one on the mountain.

doug y link

9/29/2015 09:37:47 am

Carol: I've hiked in the Smokies for over 58 years now and have never seen a single snake. I KNOW that they're there; I have heard them hiking along certain trails, such as the Bullhead where I had to be very close to a rattler as I heard it rattling, etc., as I walked by. So, yes, there are snakes in the Park, but I like to think that they avoid the Lodge grounds because of all the people there. But I am no expert. I'm sure there are plenty of other opinions on this.

Jerry link

9/29/2015 10:09:01 am

My wife and have hiked close to 300 miles in the Smokys and other than a couple of black snakes curled around a branch on the side of a trail, we have only seen one timber rattler. He was coiled up in the middle of the trail and was not in a very good mood. It was no way to go around him, the mountain was straight up and straight down. So we had to wait about ten or so minutes for him to decide to slither on down the mountain. I think the reason he was so upset is because my wife did not see him and stepped on his tail as he was crossing the path in front of her.

norman

9/29/2015 10:22:10 am

Boy, you and your wife are very lucky that she did not get bitten!! When my wife (many years ago) and I useto hike several of the trails in the GSMNP, we only saw one harmless snake.. Safe hicking every one!!

Vicky

9/29/2015 10:31:58 am

I've been going up Mt. LeConte since 1988 and have never encountered (or heard of) a snake in one of the cabins.

Ron

9/29/2015 10:23:01 am

About 4or5 years back my Cus and I where 1mile down Bull Head and almost stepped on a timber rattler full grown it almost got me on the foot we got it up and put it off the trail safely they were hikers behind us didn't won't anyone bit and anyone to harm our friend they are but great animals

norman

9/29/2015 12:38:45 pm

They are good eating also! The Texas ones, an way!

David Friedman

9/29/2015 10:31:04 pm

Our group (with fluctuating membership) has hiked the last weekend in September for more than 25 years. This year, we were lucky enough to hit the full-blue-eclipse moon. And we saw the most breathtaking, stunning, awe-inspiring views of a ... yes ... dense cloud cover that you could imagine. Still, the hike was dry up and down, the colors were more vibrant than usual (due, no doubt, to a dry season), the views were splendid, and we had our usual grand time. One other comment: we've always been treated so well by the crew, who are charming and helpful and fun-loving and engaged. But, for some reason, this year's crew seemed especially energetic. They were, without exception, a delight to interact with, even for our brief time. So ... thank you all. We come for the hike first, the views and accommodations and natural splendor second. (Oh, I know ... you thought it was for the beef and gravy!) But the experience wouldn't be the same were it not for the crew, and this year's crew is second to none.

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September 28th, 2015

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