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We were kids free for a weekend, which leads to one thought – climbing. My wife has started some climbs with me and is on her way to that elusive 46r goal. She was eager to get away and add to her aspiring list that stands at 13. One of my least favorite climbs is Allen, but she needed it and I did too in order to complete my third round.
We started from the trailhead at 6:15 am and the first 5 miles were done in less than 2 hours. She thought the floating bridge was cool. In one clearing, around 4+ miles, we saw tracks in the mud that looked like Moose. Is that possible?
We started up the trail, which is well defined with yellow disks (This is not the herd path I remembered). Upon leaving the private land, the disks ceased and the trail continues with surveyor’s tape. Only one place the trail became obscured due to the falling leaves. At the two main crossings, there were several camps setup. What a great place to be! We arrived at the start of the slide by the small waterfall. I was reminded how slippery the rocks were as I crossed the brook and slipped off a rock and just caught myself before landing in the brook.
The slide has not lost its reputation. It was slippery and the footing was tenuous. My wife and I slowed down to take care. About 0.2 miles from the summit, she promptly told me that this was not fun anymore. I mentioned it was almost over and we can relax before heading down. We arrived at the summit, with no views due to low clouds, how disappointing! After a 30-minute break we started back down. The slide offered no comfort, as we felt unsure of our footing. I took another fall, this time straight on my back. Fortunately the pack took most of the blow. Watching my fall she thought the worse. I herniated two disks in early July and I have not slowed down to allow the healing process to work. Fortunately there was no problems.
The walk out was not that bad, just long. We needed 3 hours from the base of the falls to get back to the car. We maintained about a 2.5-mile per hour clip. With about 2 miles to go, my wife told me this was the most exhausting mountain she has done and that she will not be back to it. Not that it was difficult; it was the slide that made her feel uncomfortable due to the poor footing. It was only her second mountain this year and the 26 th for me. I give her lots of credit to complete it while not being in climbing shape. We arrived back at our car with plenty of sunlight. We set up chairs, cracked a cool one, ate some food and relaxed.
We started from the trailhead at 6:15 am and the first 5 miles were done in less than 2 hours. She thought the floating bridge was cool. In one clearing, around 4+ miles, we saw tracks in the mud that looked like Moose. Is that possible?
We started up the trail, which is well defined with yellow disks (This is not the herd path I remembered). Upon leaving the private land, the disks ceased and the trail continues with surveyor’s tape. Only one place the trail became obscured due to the falling leaves. At the two main crossings, there were several camps setup. What a great place to be! We arrived at the start of the slide by the small waterfall. I was reminded how slippery the rocks were as I crossed the brook and slipped off a rock and just caught myself before landing in the brook.
The slide has not lost its reputation. It was slippery and the footing was tenuous. My wife and I slowed down to take care. About 0.2 miles from the summit, she promptly told me that this was not fun anymore. I mentioned it was almost over and we can relax before heading down. We arrived at the summit, with no views due to low clouds, how disappointing! After a 30-minute break we started back down. The slide offered no comfort, as we felt unsure of our footing. I took another fall, this time straight on my back. Fortunately the pack took most of the blow. Watching my fall she thought the worse. I herniated two disks in early July and I have not slowed down to allow the healing process to work. Fortunately there was no problems.
The walk out was not that bad, just long. We needed 3 hours from the base of the falls to get back to the car. We maintained about a 2.5-mile per hour clip. With about 2 miles to go, my wife told me this was the most exhausting mountain she has done and that she will not be back to it. Not that it was difficult; it was the slide that made her feel uncomfortable due to the poor footing. It was only her second mountain this year and the 26 th for me. I give her lots of credit to complete it while not being in climbing shape. We arrived back at our car with plenty of sunlight. We set up chairs, cracked a cool one, ate some food and relaxed.
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It's only a matter of time - when I grew up in Berlin, NH, I rarely, if ever saw a moose. From about the time I reached 25, I've been seeing them steadily, and it's a near certainty.
