Seven of the OTHH made the long hike in to the aptly named Mt Isolation on a beautiful, clear, but somewhat warm October day. A good part of the Rocky Branch Trail is quite wet, making for a prolonged rock-hop with water running down between. Two short bushwhacks let us skip the first four of the river crossings, but higher up we encountered a lot more wet trail. But after five hours of this we got to the clear, dry summit, with wonderful views all around, particularly to the north to Mt Washington and the southern presidential and NE to the Carters. Below, at the summit, are Larry, Marie, Dick, Pat, Pam, and Deb (pic by Andy). In the background, above Pat's white hat, is Mt Washington, with Mt Monroe to the left of Larry.
Then it was time to follow the same route back out. By the time we were back at the cars, we had covered perhaps 13 miles, over ten hours, and all of us were more than ready to get off our sore feet and on the road home.
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