Back on the hiking wagon
Today Su and I hiked Mt. Jackson (4050′) in Crawford Notch in the White Mountains. This was my 19th of 48 4000′ peaks and the first one I’ve hiked since last October. Here are pictures of the trip.
We got up at 5:00 this morning and hit the trailhead at about 8:30. The trail was moderate grade, but had patches of hardpacked (slick) snow and soft snow (posthole) patches. Because the patches were so sporadic, snowshoes or crampons really would have been overkill. We barebooted the entire way, but it was very slow going. I think this may have been the slowest moving average I’ve ever had on a trip.
We hit the Mt. Jackson summit about 11am and had a great clear day to enjoy a lunch on a 4000′ peak. We hiked the connector across the ridge to Mt. Webster and came down that way, making a nice loop hike. We got off the trail about 2:15 and headed back home for a well earned shower.
Posted: May 26th, 2007 under Brian, Hiking, Susan.
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Comment from Ohio Mom
Time: May 27, 2007, 12:39 pm
The pictures are fantastic!!!!
The only mountains I conquered this week-end were the mountains of papers I graded….I like yours much better!
Speaking of snow…
If we have no more snow, fog, or other calamities, my favorite scene will be the back end of the busses on June 12th.
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