August 2008 Photo Gallery by Ron P. Metcalfe at pbase.com

August 2008

Richard Adams and Ron Metcalfe hiked Mt. LeConte on Sunday, August 10, 2008. We ascended the 8-mile Boulevard Trail (2.7 miles on the AT, then 5.3 miles on Boulevard) to LeConte Lodge. Richard descended via Trillium Gap. Ron descended via Alum Cave Bluff. Total hike time up the Boulevard was 4 hours, 30 minutes. It was mostly sunny early, with a few clouds around the summit of LeConte. The temperature was 60° at the lodge.

CLICK HERE to visit Ed Wright's website with more stories and images from Mt. LeConte and LeConte Lodge

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Mt. LeConte viewed from Pigeon Forge	Mt. LeConte viewed from the Gatlinburg Bypass	Looking back down the Sugarlands Valley from near Newfound Gap	Chimney Tops viewed from near Newfound Gap
The monument where President Roosevelt dedicated the park at Newfound Gap	Ron P. Metcalfe at the trailhead	Lots of log steps on the first part of the Appalachian Trail	2.7 miles out the AT from Newfound Gap is the Boulevard Trail
	Common Dodder, Love Vine (Cuscuta gronovii)	Newfound Gap Road descending on the Cherokee side
		Anakeesta Knob. The trail will pass just to the right of the summit.
	White blaze of the Appalachian Trail

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Billye Horne		12-Mar-2009 16:13
I have been on the trail with you all morning. Such fun! The wildflowers are beautiful. My plans were to go to Mt. Laconte when I retired but I worked til I was 72. Must get in shape. Thanks for sharing.