At 6,593 feet, Mount LeConte is the third-tallest peak in the park and home to one of the most unique backcountry accommodations in the National Park System: LeConte Lodge. This remote lodge, built in ...

LeConte Lodge reported an overnight low of 3 degrees with windchills hitting -20°F during East Tennessee's recent freeze.

The independently operated LeConte Lodge is intertwined with the history of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and this year it is celebrating 100 seasons of giving hikers a respite on top of Mount ...

Running Laughalot Farm may be a family affair. But from my experience, visitors are welcomed in as one of their own. When photographer Caitie McMekin and I pulled up to Laughalot, the scene was ...

The first snow of the season has fallen on the Great Smoky Mountains. LeConte Lodge had its first dusting Oct. 30. The lodge, ...

Crews are doing their annual aerial heavy-lifting for the LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains. A large helicopter is airlifting hundreds of thousands of pounds of supplies to the rental cabins ...

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK – Even socked in on all sides by rain-stuffed clouds, which masked the legendary scenic views, and with a chill wind and thunder rolling in, the hikers topping out ...

Areas across East Tennessee saw snow fall overnight between Sunday and Monday, as the coldest air of the season moved into ...

The LeConte Lodge llamas work tirelessly to haul provisions up and down the mountain to restock comfort supplies for guests and workers up top. But what happens to the beloved LeConte llamas after ...

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, ...

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