ras ers ▁are ▁the ▁un fortun ate ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁the ▁non - native ▁b als am ▁w ool y ▁ad el g id , ▁an ▁insect ▁that ▁l atch es ▁on ▁and ▁fe asts ▁from ▁the ▁tree . ▁The ▁national ▁park ▁is ▁under going ▁extensive ▁work ▁and ▁research ▁in ▁trying ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁remaining ▁trees , ▁but ▁has ▁so ▁far ▁had ▁little ▁success . ▁The ▁trail ▁becomes ▁quite ▁str enu ous ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁as ▁it ▁asc ends ▁and ▁conqu ers ▁B als am ▁Point , ▁at ▁, ▁but , ▁in ▁return , ▁it ▁offers ▁almost ▁un match ed ▁views ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁mountains ▁below . ▁Short ly ▁here after ▁the ▁h iker ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁with ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁F alls ▁Tra il , ▁and , ▁after ▁the ▁final ▁ ▁ja unt , ▁the ▁Le Con te ▁L odge ▁is ▁found ▁immediately ▁ahead . ▁The ▁Le Con te ▁L odge ▁provides ▁the ▁only ▁commercial ▁lod ging ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁park , ▁as ▁it ▁oper ates ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁rust ic ▁cab ins ▁with ▁no ▁electric ity ▁or ▁app li ances . ▁The ▁L odge ▁also ▁oper ates ▁an ▁office ▁which ▁provides ▁t - sh ir ts ▁and ▁other ▁mer ch and ise ▁for ▁h ik ers ▁and ▁various ▁amen ities ▁for ▁guests ▁of ▁the ▁l odge . ▁For ▁many , ▁this ▁signals ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁journey , ▁but ▁the ▁actual ▁pe aks ▁of ▁Le   Con te ▁all ▁have ▁separate