The Smoky Mountain News published an excellent article yesterday about Doug McFalls, the Gatlinburg native who spent last winter as the LeConte Lodge caretaker. The article does a great job of explaining a little bit of what it's like to spend the winter near the top of the 6593-foot summit of Mt. LeConte. It explains the caretaker's duties, the weather conditions, how they keep supplied, as well as some of the hikers and critters they meet during their stay.
You can read the article by clicking here.
Jeff
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A day in the life of the LeConte Lodge winter caretaker
Thursday, January 6, 2011
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Hey Jeff,
My name is Craig and I have a hiking blog and a group hiking blog. Check out outcasthikers.com and see if you would be willing to attach a link.
Craig
Craig - just added you. Thanks for the heads-up!
Jeff
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