Morning y'all,
It's a beautiful, cloudy day up top. The high yesterday reached 44 degrees. The overnight low was 34 degrees. It was 34 degrees and mostly cloudy at 7am observation. The mountain received .66 inches of rain yesterday evening. There is no snow remaining up top and very little ice left on the trails. Be cautious to avoid black ice, but I've had little trouble going up and down over the past few days without any traction devices. Enjoy the day! You haven't seen the Smokies until you haven't not seen the Smokies. These cloudy days are just as perfect as the sunny days. They give your mind a chance to recharge from the unsubtle beauty of a gorgeous day and appreciate them all the more in the future. Give me the variety of the East, the play of light on fog curling up over mountain ridges, the forever verdant fauna, all kinds of mud (which we should have definitely have more than one word for, the same way eskimos have a dictionary for all different kinds of snow) and precipitation! Getting to see the sun 300 days a year out West sounds nice in theory, but this diversity in weather means that there is ALWAYS something new to see, from day to day, hour to hour. There is so much variety in every step here and despite being the most visited National Park in the country, it still feels underappreciated. Get out there and savor it.
Jeanene
12/29/2014 12:40:15 am
Where was the above picture, taken? Thanks!! Also, thank you for all the posts you make! I would love to be in your shoes and see the beauty and the hands of god up there, everyday like you! But, your posts make me feel like I'm there!! :)
norman
12/29/2014 01:34:22 am
" , My God is a big 'G'
Phillip
12/31/2014 06:26:01 am
"Your" God, Norman, is probably female !
charley
12/29/2014 02:30:31 am
Grotto Falls I believe. I could be wrong, but it sure looks like it to me.
Charles
12/29/2014 02:28:47 am
This looks like Grotto Falls. If not please correct me.
norman
12/29/2014 02:34:05 am
I belive you are right.
Old Blevins
12/29/2014 03:23:39 am
The Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV
elktonbrant
12/29/2014 08:50:19 am
Good point about needing more than one name for mud, JP. I think you should file that idea away and reopen that as point of discussion at some point later this winter. My first nomination would be GROP mud (the type of mud that GRabs Or Pulls at your boots like quicksand). I'm sure others on this site will come up with better ideas.
Rebecca
12/29/2014 02:05:57 pm
Seek and you shall find!!
B. Rodgers
12/29/2014 11:20:55 pm
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros...Yes!
Elisabeth
12/30/2014 06:51:18 am
LOVE todays post. wonderfully said, JP. The winter blog is my favorite. Keep up the great work! Comments are closed.
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