I'm surprised they haven't renamed Mount Leconte yet.
East Side Sierra Nevada - September 2022
#11
Posted 03 October 2022 - 11:53 PM
Craig K6JGV_________________________ 2004 2500 CTD 4X4 FWC HAWK 1960 CJ5
#12
Posted 04 October 2022 - 01:35 PM
Another wonderful TR! Spectacular scenery, interesting history, and beautiful photography (loved the sunsets)!
Thanks for letting us tag along
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#13
Posted 04 October 2022 - 03:42 PM
You never fail to find something interesting!
We sure try!
I'm surprised they haven't renamed Mount Leconte yet.
Joseph LeConte was an early explorer and mountaineer in the Sierra Nevada Range. Other features in the Sierra also bear his name.
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#14
Posted 04 October 2022 - 03:46 PM
Frank, thanks for your kind comments. In researching the building, engineers were involved. What is now a foot trail was once a bit wider. A narrow tracked tractor pulled up a short flatbed trailer transporting people and supplies. That explains the stout bridge I photographed.
It always amazes me how humans manage to build or at least
haul stuff into some of these far out areas.
That house in some engineering job.
Yes you sure do find the most far out places of interest.
Thanks for the trip.
Frank
Thanks for sharing your anniversary with us. Happy 39th and many more.
Your sky photos are beautiful,but that's to be expected of the Sierra sky.
Everythig about our glorious mountains is beautiful.
Appreciate you taking us along on your great trip.
Frank
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#15
Posted 04 October 2022 - 03:48 PM
Great stories and fun following along. By the way, we plan to crash your 40th, so watch out!
Thanks rubberlegs, sounds like a plan is afoot!
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#16
Posted 04 October 2022 - 03:49 PM
Another wonderful TR! Spectacular scenery, interesting history, and beautiful photography (loved the sunsets)!
Thanks for letting us tag along
Thanks Mr. Sage, you are very kind!
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#17
Posted 04 October 2022 - 05:20 PM
Love the cloud colors at sunset/rise, and the granite! That's a bit out of my wheelhouse, as most of the rock around here is limestone/shale.
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#18
Posted 04 October 2022 - 06:35 PM
Another fine Trip report. Below could only be written by a lucky man. Congrats on 39 years.
"The Lady got her three wishes on how she wanted to celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary – a stone corral, a stone house, and the hike to Lone Pine Lake. For our fortieth, I expect something very similar will fit the bill. She is a whole heap of fun to enjoy life with."
Edited by billharr, 04 October 2022 - 06:53 PM.
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#19
Posted 04 October 2022 - 06:43 PM
The Le Conte's had quite an impact on both coasts/ Mount Le Conte in Tennessee is named after members of the same family and was one of the earliest places I hiked as a kid.
https://en.wikipedia...Mount_Le_Conte_(Tennessee)
There is also a Le Conte Mountain near Seattle named for the same family.
Paul
#20
Posted 05 October 2022 - 02:02 AM
He was also quite the racist. I read his autobiography.
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