Archive for the ‘Newfound Gap’ Category

26 Mar 2010

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AT, Airlift, Appalachian Trail, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Helicopter, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Le Conte Lodge, LeConte Lodge, Mt. Le Conte, Mt. LeConte, Newfound Gap, Newfound Gap Road, Sikorsky, Video

Le Conte Lodge Airlift

 

Last Friday, I happened to be up at Newfound Gap while the annual supply airlift to Le Conte Lodge was underway. Click here to see the helicopter in action on this beautiful day!

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4 Mar 2010

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Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Newfound Gap, Scenic Views, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Video, Weather, Winter

Newfound Gap Snow

 

Newfound Gap was a busy place on Saturday with everyone taking the opportunity to see the snow that had piled up during the week. Click here to see what it looked like as the clouds rolled in and it started to snow again. Brrrrr!

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