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March 2008

The annual airlift to LeConte Lodge was held on Monday, March 17, 2008. Most of the non-perishable supplies for the lodge were brought in by helicopter in an all day event. A Sikorsky helicopter flew back and forth from a staging area near Newfound Gap most of the day bringing in the supplies. I walked up and down the Alum Cave Bluff trail and had the privilege of accompanying Ed Wright on his 1,306th trip.



CLICK HERE to watch a ten minute video of the airlift on Monday, March 17, 2008.

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 the day before the airlift
Mt. LeConte the day before the airlift		 View from the Campbell Overlook
View from the Campbell Overlook		 Rime ice at high elevations of Balsam Point (center)
Rime ice at high elevations of Balsam Point (center)		 Closer view of Balsam Point
Closer view of Balsam Point
Bullhead peak of Mt. LeConte
Bullhead peak of Mt. LeConte		 Rime ice on trees on Sugarlands Mountain
Rime ice on trees on Sugarlands Mountain		 Chimney Tops covered in rime ice
Chimney Tops covered in rime ice		 Newfound Gap Road at Alum Cave Bluff parking lot
Newfound Gap Road at Alum Cave Bluff parking lot
One of the Eyes of the Needle is visible from the parking lot
One of the Eyes of the Needle is visible from the parking lot		 The keyhole is in the ride near the center of the photo
The keyhole is in the ride near the center of the photo		 IMG_3213.jpg
IMG_3213.jpg		 Chimney Tops viewed from near Newfound Gap
Chimney Tops viewed from near Newfound Gap
Rime ice covered the trees at Newfound Gap
Rime ice covered the trees at Newfound Gap		 Newfound Gap Road on the North Carolina side of the park
Newfound Gap Road on the North Carolina side of the park		 Newfound Gap parking lot
Newfound Gap parking lot		 Rime ice was about 1/4 inch thick on the trees
Rime ice was about 1/4 inch thick on the trees
Tennessee/North Carolina state line at Newfound Gap
Tennessee/North Carolina state line at Newfound Gap		 The Luftee Overlook parking lot was the staging area for the resupply flights to LeConte Lodge
The Luftee Overlook parking lot was the staging area for the resupply flights to LeConte Lodge		 Pallets stacked with supplies and wrapped in plastic are loading into cargo nets and taken by helicopter to the lodge
Pallets stacked with supplies and wrapped in plastic are loading into cargo nets and taken by helicopter to the lodge		 A small tractor moves the pallets around
A small tractor moves the pallets around
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Guest 19-Mar-2008 20:31
Thank you so much for the adventure. I will look at so many times before I get to hike in the late spring and summer. I know so many hikers appreciate your logs and pictures. Thank you again. Jean Bellis Hudson, Fl. CGPILOT1@verizon.net
linda 19-Mar-2008 19:17
thanks a million for posting the pictures. I wish I could have been there.
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