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Sharing the Magic

6/28/2014

 
I don't often get to share stories from folks about how this mountain has touched theirs lives. Nathan is more of the story teller, so I let him do the sharing. The following pictures were sent to me with a brief description and thought it was so awesome that I wanted to share it with all of you.
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"We gathered some of the 25 that had hiked to LeConte and stayed the first week of June 2014 to be in the Homecoming parade in our hometown of Dresden Ohio.  The theme of our float was America the Beautiful, Leave No Trace.  We won Best of Class.  We hiked the parade route beside the float with one adult and the two smallest in their kid backpacks that they went up to Mt Leconte in.  It was fun!  We had a blown up group picture from June 12th on the sides of the float.  I know you are only to send one picture but thought you might like to see the float!"- Mary Anne Sheffield
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Thanks for sharing, Mary Anne. I know those kids will have such fond memories of this. I was on duty while the family was up here. The children had so much fun. I could hear them playing hide and seek out back of the kitchen. I often hear stories of several generations sharing the mountain. It is so much fun to see someone, who came up as a child, bring their children to the lodge and share the magic. That is what LeConte Lodge is all about.
Gina
6/28/2014 12:30:31 am

Just awesome! Love it when folks get out and take their kids to the woods instead of buying them a new video game to keep them happy.

Sherry
6/28/2014 12:39:26 am

Awesome guys. I know this family and this mountain means so, so much to them. It's in their blood. Great memories.

Warren
6/28/2014 01:50:26 am

Great inspiration for us all. The float was a first place winner, for certain. Thanks for information on slick trail conditions. We'll be up sometime next week before Sat., to reduce the number of folk we will see on the trail.

JT Mobile al
6/28/2014 03:25:01 am

Cool , maybe we can get them in the Gatlinburg 4th of July parade !!!

doug y link
6/28/2014 04:01:01 am

Great story. Yes, youngsters are the future of the Park.

Elisabeth
6/28/2014 09:06:20 am

awesome story...I love it.

Sherleen
6/28/2014 03:52:01 pm

Thanks so much for sharing the story and pictures.I hope all you folks at the lodge know how much we folks who can't hike anymore, enjoy this blog and pictures too. I'm also anxious to read you found more flowers blooming up there. :-)

norman
6/28/2014 03:58:29 pm

right with you Sherleen!

Rick Shepherd
6/29/2014 01:36:35 am

Thank You Mary Anne for sharing these inspirational photos with us.....We hiked up Alum with 2 of our children in about 1978.....Wonderful experience made even more joyous by the folks at the lodge..........Sherleen, thank you for your comments, we feel the same way about the LeConte blog!


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