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you must go and you must ramble through every briar and bramble 'till your life is in a shambles.

1/9/2012

 
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To climb up rocks is like all the rest of your life, only simpler and safer. Charles Montague
Morning,

It was a mild, wet day yesterday. The high was 39. The low was 34. It was 39 and cloudy at observation. The mountain received .20" precipitation. There is no more snow on the ground and much of the ice has melted. I hiked Alum yesterday without using my spikes.

As we push further up the mountain, the minute changes that seem so apparent later in the evening when we look at our photos are invisible to us in the moment. We see the constant thickets of rhododendron, until we don't. We gradually acclimated ourselves to the dangerous footing, up top much of our photos capture exposed rock and a sea of ice along the waterbars. The air is always thickening into an ever soupier mix of grays. Solitary bursts of what look like foglights hidden behind the fields of omnipresent clouds that mix lighter shades into the sky at lower elevations are lost up top. Visibility sinks to 20 feet and the gray possesses a deepset kind of stubbornness. It is hard to believe that the sun will ever burn it off.
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Top photo: Hikers emerge from Arch Rock. Above: Inspired!
James W
1/9/2012 12:42:50 am

Good morning JP, Hope all is well and dry up top , Great messages daily!! hope you dont mind me sharing them to friends on my page!! Hope to see you very soon!! and thanks for the daily inspriations!!

James W
1/9/2012 02:31:25 am

Just confirmed two nights in Oct for the lodge , we had so much fun Halloween night 2011 had to go back!!!! Booooooo!

Tony Ga
1/9/2012 01:06:55 am

The Charles Montague quote hit home with me today. Thanks.

Zellie's Granddaughter link
1/9/2012 02:12:11 am

I have no mountains here in the flat, sometimes rolling hills of Michigan. But every morning your pictures and blog make my heart soar through the regions of the GSNP that I've never experienced. Ahhh, joy!

Carol in TN
1/9/2012 05:11:49 am

Since we got on the waiting list for Leconte reservations before Christmas, I've checked your blog every day & dreamed of being there. Well, this morning I just happened to call the reser. office & was told there was a cancellation for Sept. 11th! I am so excited! Leconte, here we come! Have just looked at comments for Sept. 11th, 2010 and 2011, obviously we need to dress warmly for the top.

Pam Autry
1/9/2012 09:44:12 am

You have a poetic way of saying things. I like it.

Bob
1/9/2012 01:51:09 pm

WHOA! Blair Witch revisited... 2nd pic pretty good though.

Jeff Veal link
1/12/2012 12:17:45 am

Our group has been making the trip up to LeConte Lodge twice a year for several years now, spring and fall. We'll be up in late April and late September this year. Really enjoy your blog. Just started one of my own at http://goneguru.com but I only have one post about LeConte so far.


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