Why suffer the hardship, the pain, the miles of the Pemi Loop? What’s there? Oh wow, lots.
Appalachian Trail
Sometimes you look up and see clouds. You hike up, and see something more.
And then there were none. I finished my winter 48, and my fourth season, on the most bluebird of bluebird days.
An attempt at a trail is usually Type II fun. Obviously, you went there with a goal, but something happened. Powder snow. Step-slide, step-slide gets old quickly.
The Twinway heading up from Galehead is one of the steepest trails in the Whites. Is it hard, or just steep?
When you leave unfinished business from the south, why come in from the north? What makes West Bond any more special than the others?
This turned out to be a fair bit longer a trip than I expected. On the whole, this wasn’t a bad thing.
Two years ago, I hiked out to Thoreau Falls from the west, along Ethan Pond trail. Now, let’s see what the eastern half looks like…
Galehead was harder than I remembered from my first trip. It’s also easier than I remembered, too. And despite the clouds, I can’t wait to come back.
Getting to the Rainbow Trail isn’t necessarily easy. But it’s so worth it.
Wildcat Mountain D & A (4,062 and 4,422 feet, respectively). Jackson, NH. 2020-10-14 (Wednesday). Via Wildcat Valley X-C Ski Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail, 19 Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat River Trail, Bog Brook Trail.. Approximately 12 miles round-trip. (NB: The 12 mile number is from Gaia GPS, and I’m fairly certain that it draws mileage from a 2-D model, not taking elevation into account. This is especially significant where Wildcat A […]
Hiking Eisenhower is itself an epic hike. Adding Monroe to the trip just makes it better. Coffee at Lakes of the Clouds? Now that’s icing on the cake!