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Cherokee Orchard Road at the Rainbow Falls Trailhead. Sign at beginning of hike to LeConte.
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Rainbow Falls. formed by LeConte Creek and sits back in a cove. It's name is derived from the fact that when the afternoon sun is just right, there is a rainbow formed across the front of it.
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On the way up near LeConte
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A little closer looking back down toward Gatlinburg
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Overnight cabins at the top.
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Bringing in supplies at top off lamas
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1127leconte.PE---METRO---Mount LeConte Lodge winter caretaker Bruce Newman, right, says goodbye to co-workers as the 1996 season ended. From left, Bruce Winford, John Mansfield, and general manager Tim Line. Newman, 42, will have the 71 year-old Lodge to himself until mid-March when resupply for the 1997 season begins. 1996. Paul Efird/ News-Sentinel staff
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Me at top with Charlies Bunion in the background.
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Inside overnight cabins.
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