 Why should not we also enjoy an originial relation to the universe? Why should not we have a religion by revelation to us, and not the history of theirs? Thoreau Morning y'all,
It's a beautiful, misty morning up top! The high yesterday reached 44 degrees. The overnight low was 36 degrees. It was 40 degrees and foggy at 7am observation. The mountain received .30" of rain last night. The trails are in great shape - I am still marvelling at the work that was done on Alum! I hope that some of the smoke will have dissipated with last night's rain and heavy winds. There may be some light trail runoff today, but there is no ice anywhere on the trails. Get out and enjoy this beautiful day! It is good (better than good, great!) to be back on the mountain. I have been rambling around these past few months and it is such a relief to be waking up in the same lovely cabin every day with familiar terrain right out my door. There are few things that beat the feeling of a new season of adventures on the brink. I have so many hikes to do, so many books read, so many laughs to share with friends. I am so fortunate to call the lodge my winter home. This season already feels like it has a character of it's own. I've never seen smoke on the trails like I have the past two days and it is rather eerie to pass all of my water bottle filling stations on the trail and see them dry as can be. It is an ominous start to the season, but I am still as eager as ever to get it all started! Thanks in advance for the warm welcome home and I look forward to seeing y'all up top!
28 Comments
Edwinnia
11/24/2016 09:30:44 am
Welcome back, JP! So looking forward to your daily posts! Happy Thanksgiving! Stay safe and warm!
Joyce Moore
11/24/2016 09:34:03 am
I can not tell you just how much I enjoyed your post this morning. I am thankful to have you letting us know what is happening "up top"!
Whiteman
11/24/2016 09:44:46 am
It was great to read your comments this morning and I would like to wish you happy thanksgiving. You do a great job of helping us enjoy such a lovely place throughout the winter season. I hope you get plenty of snow this season.
Fred
11/24/2016 09:45:03 am
Welcome back JP, looking forward to reading your posts.
Susan b
11/24/2016 09:49:41 am
Welcome home JP! I'm looking forward to the daily blog .
Pat N
11/24/2016 10:22:11 am
Happy Thanksgiving, JP! Welcome back to your mountain home!
Mary Anne Rudolph
11/24/2016 10:24:54 am
Finally, you are finally at LeConte. Your words are like sourwood honey, sweet, warm, and welcome. If it snows this year, we will be up there. We will try leaving the car windows down to make it rain or snow, you never know. Wishing you a cinnamon spiced day up top.
Gulf Coast Doug
11/24/2016 08:41:54 pm
Nice! Great word play. Speaking of great wording...welcome back JP. Something to really enjoy with my morning coffees.
Jackie Gabriel
11/24/2016 10:30:07 am
Welcome back, JP. Looking forward to reading yr blog. Happy Thanksgiving.:)
Sue W.
11/24/2016 10:44:13 am
Welcome back, JP! I look forward to your tales on Mt. LeConte this winter.
Kay B
11/24/2016 10:49:03 am
Welcome back JP!
Diane Aitken
11/24/2016 10:59:54 am
Welcome back. I enjoy your photography, prose, and poetry immensely and have been eager for your return. Thank you.
Sandra
11/24/2016 11:15:18 am
Welcome home, JP! So glad you're back on the mountain. Jealous!! Looking forward to seeing your beautiful photos. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Pam
11/24/2016 11:22:32 am
Welcome back!!! Can't wait to read the blog everyday!! Enjoy your time on a beautiful mountain! Happy Thanksgiving!🦃🦃
norman (ga)
11/24/2016 11:59:23 am
Well come back! Happy Thanksgiving & Merry Christmas & all that good stuff. Hope to see some Snow Pictures later on! HAGD
Dianne
11/24/2016 12:00:31 pm
Welcome back! You had me at "mornin' ya'll" and Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Diane
11/24/2016 01:07:30 pm
Welcome back, JP! Happy thanksgiving and looking forward to your posts!
mc culley
11/24/2016 02:43:24 pm
it is my pleasure to welcome you back
Mike
11/24/2016 02:51:16 pm
some friends and I are thinking about coming up tomorrow, maybe stay the night at the shelter. We'll come say hi!
Steve
11/24/2016 03:03:22 pm
Welcome back JP! Plan to be up your way on Saturday.
Rick
11/24/2016 05:54:56 pm
Welcome back JP hope your winter stay is awesome.
Sherry
11/24/2016 07:06:24 pm
Welcome home , JP. Hope you have a wonderful winter on the mountain
JP
11/26/2016 09:31:20 am
Chad,
elktonbrant
11/24/2016 08:13:18 pm
Add my welcome back to you JP! We were on Alum a few weeks ago and we are also in awe of the work done by Trails Forever. We hope that more rain comes your way and that the water crisis and fire crisis will soon be a thing of the past.
Melissa
11/24/2016 09:20:14 pm
Welcome Back JP! It's always a pleasure reading your words that flow like poetry!
Richard
11/25/2016 04:42:41 pm
Welcome back, J. P.! Reading your posts and beautiful photos has become a highlight of my winter.
Bob
11/27/2016 11:00:51 am
Welcome back to your winter home JP! Looking forward to your wonderful daily posts, and to the possibility of seeing you again on a snowy day in January. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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