Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Reaching 6,593 feet above the Great Smoky Mountains' foggy foothills, Mount LeConte is a popular trail with adventurous hikers looking for a challenge. LeConte is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hikers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will have one less trail to reach Mount LeConte most weekdays. Bullhead Trail in the ...

Once you go, you become a part of its history and mystique. The LeConte Lodge stands atop one of the highest peaks east of the Mississippi River, and there's only one way to get there: Your own feet, ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — One hundred years of hiking, education, volunteering and conservation in the Great Smoky Mountains started on an October day in 1924. Twenty hikers from the ...

As we have reached the middle of the summer, the time for outdoor activities is at its peak with a variety of activities to choose from to do. With over 61 million people in the United States hiking ...

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LeConte Lodge, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee Celebrating its 100th birthday this year, LeConte is the only lodge located within the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and is the ...

Some of the best hikes in Tennessee will take you to summits where you feel like you're on top of the world. Of course, many ...

With each hike I complete, I feel empowered and reminded that breast cancer — and lingering lymphedema — cannot keep me down. The first time I climbed Mt. LeConte, a challenging destination in the ...

A photo of Jim Huff as a child on the trail climbing Mount LeConte. Jim Huff went on to co-own the LeConte Lodge from 1976 to 1989, carrying the torch of his uncle and the lodge's original founder ...

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