Leanne and Karen set out at 8AM to summit Mount Garfield 4500’. We had a beautiful crystal- clear day, and with no bugs, it was a bonus. We ate lunch at the top and took in the spectacular views. We were down by 2:30 to enjoy the rest of this beautiful Tuesday!!!
And it doesn’t get any better than this as you can see from
the photos. Dry trail for the most part.
Tracy and Dick were awaiting a nice early fall day, with cool temperatures and dry air, for the long 16-mile Owls Head hike. Doug and Pam were along also, although they had done the hike earlier in the summer. Pictured below are all four of us on the steep, rocky slide up the side of Owls Head, then Pam, Tracy, and Doug at the wooded summit. For Tracy, it was peak #46!
Five of us took the Edmands Path up to Mt Eisenhower, in the southern Presidentials. While sunny elsewhere, the higher peaks were in the clouds. But as the morning went on, the cloud ceiling lifted somewhat and breaks developed. At the summit, we were in and out of the clouds, with those sudden and stunning views of adjacent peaks. One had to be quick with the pics, or the view was lost. Up out of the trees, the wind was quite a breeze, with temperature somewhere around 50, and we were bundled up. Below are Steve, Dick, Marie, Pat, and Ellen at the summit cairn. A moment before the picture there was a view, but...
Following a good bit of rain, and a lot of humidity, we had a lovely day for hiking. We took the Champney Falls trail up, stopping to enjoy the beautiful falls between 1.4 and 1.7 miles. The trail was plenty wet and muddy, but otherwise in good condition.
We hit the summit to Chocorua just under 3 hours and sat briefly to enjoy the views and a lunch at the top. On the way down we took the cut off trail over to Middle Sister to check out the structure and opposing views. The complete hike took us about 6 hours. The bear sighting at the end of the day was a nice treat.
Pat and Dick hiked up the Rocky Gorge Trail to the totally open 4,802 foot summit of Moosilauke on a nice hiking day. There were a number of other hikers up top, too. For the descent, they took the Carriage Road trail down to where the Glencliff trail ties in. Also at that intersection is where the short trail to the south summit begins, which they took in as a side trip, for its views. Then it was back to the Carriage Road and down to the Snapper trail, which took them back to the Rocky Gorge trail. The hike marked the completion of Dick's "over 75" round. Below is Pat at the top.
