Sorry we missed each other on my Foothills hike, Swampfox, but some day. Some day we will. How 'bout my next trip to visit family in SC, we meet at the new REI in Greenville?
My only time at Charlie's Bunion (I thru'd the GSMNP on the AT in '05), that was my situation too. I could see about 50 feet.
Absolutely! And so nice after I couldn't see anything from CB the time I was there in '05.
I've stayed at the Lodge three times with my family. Twice we did Rainbow Falls Trail, once Trillium Gap Trail (the one the llama supply train uses), and each time down Bullhead Trail. The Lodge experience is sweet! The same concessionaire runs Charit Creek Lodge in the Big South Fork. Also sweet!
Oh, some truth in advertising ... we did NOT climb LeConte from its base, but rather from the Alum Cave trailhead, so we did about 2,800' and not the whole 5,300'.
And to all who posted thanks, you are very welcome! It's fun to prepare for a hike. It's fun to do the hike. And it's fun to relive it!
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