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Here are the stories of just a few people who have had a hand in making the lodge so special. They were forever changed by a night there. LeConte Lodge is celebrating 100 seasons, and its magic ...
At the LeConte Lodge, the decision happens on a case-by-case basis that prioritizes each llama's well-being. "They try to make sure the animals are happy and doing well with their job," Hamilton said.
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Mount Le Conte (or LeConte) is a mountain located within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevier County, Tennessee. At 6,593 ft (2,010 m) it is the third highest peak in the national park, behind Kuwohi (6,643 ft (2,025 m)) and Mount Guyot (6,621 ft (2,018 m)).
The LeConte Memorial Lodge was built by the Sierra Club in 1903 in memory of Joseph LeConte, one of the founding members of the Sierra Club, who died in 1901.The US$4,500 cost to build the Lodge was contributed by students, alumni and faculty from the University of California and Stanford University, San Francisco businesses, and friends and relatives of LeConte.
From High Top, the Boulevard Trail continues for another 0.2 miles (0.32 km) to the Mount Le Conte backcountry shelter (modeled after those found on the Appalachian Trail) and then a short distance to LeConte Lodge, where the trail terminates at its junction with the Alum Cave Trail and the Trillium Gap Trail. LeConte Lodge is the only ...
After graduating from Harvard, Le Conte in 1851 accompanied Agassiz on an expedition to study the Florida Reef. [2] On his return he became professor of natural science at Oglethorpe University, which was located in Midway, Georgia, at the time, [4] and from December 1852 until 1856 professor of natural history and geology at Franklin College (the sole college at the University of Georgia at ...
The Trillium Gap Trail is an American hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Sevier County, Tennessee.The trail ascends Mount Le Conte, one of the tallest [1] (sixth highest) mountains east of the Mississippi River and passes both Grotto Falls and Trillium Gap before reaching the LeConte Lodge, near the summit.