Today, Mt. LeConte Lodge is a fairly hard-to-reach, fairly hard-to-book getaway. For example, the lodge and the peak are only accessible by one of six trails: Alum Cave Trail, Boulevard Trail ...

Hiking to LeConte Lodge via Alum Cave Trail will look a little different as National Park Service crews continue to clean up some damage from last week’s storms.

While hikers can travel Rainbow Falls Trail for its full 6.7 miles to Mount Le Conte, most opt for the 5.6-mile out-and-back hike to its namesake waterfall. Rainbow Falls cascades 80 feet ...