My uncle and I decided to take a hiking trip yesterday and were planing on another trail but the road there was closed due to snow and ice, so we had to take another trail. He picked me up at about 6:30 am and we got at the trail head at about 8.

So here are some pics.

My uncle crossing.



Rainbow Falls


Me standing next to the warning sign below the falls.


This is a pretty big town, Pigeon Forge, when your driving through it, from up there its small (note, I zoomed to the max with the camera for this pic)



Trail sign almost to the top.

and now the Mt. Leconte Lodge. summit of Mt. Leconte elevation 6593 ft.


My Uncle (he used to be the lodge keeper up here years ago)


all in all a very good day, 13.5 mile round trip (a killer going up) and about 7-8 inches of snow at the top.