A day above treeline

[Dalraida]

With the nice change in the weather I decided to get out and enjoy. Left the house at 6:50 AM and drove to the Caps Ridge TH. At 8:15 walked up to the Cornice Trail, went left and meandered over to the summit of Adams. Arrived at 12:00 and had lunch. Left at 1:00 and poked along over to the summit of Jefferson. Wonder of wonders, there was no one there. Spent about half an hour enjoying the solitude and then wandered down to the "caps" parking lot.

Since I had finished my water on Jefferson I took the Link trail over to where the stream crosses and refilled my water bottles. That has got to be about the coldest water source in the Whites that I have ever found. It's about a mile in on that really nasty Link trail, but I have always enjoyed the side trip.

Got back to the car at 5:55, very tired, but feeling much younger than my 65 years.

Cheers

 

[Artex]

Arrived at 12:00 and had lunch. Left at 1:00 and poked along over to the summit of Jefferson. Wonder of wonders, there was no one there.

Wow, nice!!! That's the beauty of hiking midweek.

 

[SherpaKroto]

dalraida: hey stranger! Good to see you getting out! Wu says you owe us a hike I agree!

 

[MEB]

Sounds like a great day...there's nothing like lounging around on the summits and having the summit of Jefferson to yourself must have been a real treat!

-MEB

 

[Dalraida]

Hiya

Hi ya'll. Not only was it a great day, but I got a chance to "Pay It Forward" three times. Told stories on top of Adams about the Society of Aetherius whose members meet on Adams, and the Legend of Emily Klug. Gave a ride back up to the Caps Trailhead to a couple who had taken the Boundary Trail from the Cog lot. Took pictures for people by volunteering to do so. Feels good, PIF does