Sunday, October 24, 2021

Twins & Galehead - October 20, 2021

Three of us hiked the Twins and Galehead loop. Pam, Larry and Doug completed the hike in some unusual trail conditions. There was wet slushy snow above 4500 feet and it was melting so the whole route was quite wet in many places. This was a 12 mile loop starting at the end of Haystack Rd, ascending to North Twin, 4761 feet, via the North Twin trail, crossing the ridge to South Twin, 4902 feet, via the North Twin Spur. From there, we descended to the Galehead Hut via the Twinway and up to Galehead, 4024 feet, via the Frost trail. We enjoyed the warmer temps and sunshine at the hut. The descent was via the Garfield Ridge and Gale River trails. The views were excellent as the humidity was low.

With this hike completed, Larry finished his third round of the 48 NH 4000 footers, Pam finished her fourth round and Doug finished his fifth round. There was champagne and cake to celebrate these milestones.

Below are Pam and Doug at the summit of South Twin with the Presidential Range in the distance.




And here are the three of us enjoying the celebration.



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