ctsparrow
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Well i had originally dreamed bigger dreams for a sunday hike..ie Jay in VT, but after hearing of COPIOUS amounts of new snow and not wanting to risk a turnaround after soooo long of a drive AND after realizing i did indeed insult my knee and ACL on the descent from Sandwich on Sat. (hyperextension inj), i knew it would be most prudent to do something low key.
While i have hiked Cardigan multiple times, this turned out to be my first official winter summitting of it.
With knee brace on..i should of had it on on Saturday..i went up and down West Ridge Trail with the add'l road walk to get it. Other than taking it slow, the trail is a non-issue with minimal traction devices.
My highlight was coming upon two moose just off the trail in the first .5 mile. I didn't have my stabilicers on yet, so i was quieter than i would have been with them on. I stopped, thinking i heard something, looked to my left and there were two tall bony backsides, one at 9 o;clock to me, the other at twelve o'clock to the other seperated by approx 50 feet. They froze and lifted their heads and all too quickly loped off into the woods, of course my camera was buried in my pocket...not that they ever give you enough time for a decent shot anyway!!
The hike was like going through three different time zones, relatively warm and sunny on the bottom, cooler with snow flurries through the middle waterfall (very frozen) zones then extemely windy with snow squalls at the exposed summit.
But on this final hike of mine for this winter season, and the final full day of winter, i was glad to drive away and yet still see snowflakes in my rearview mirror.
ctsparrow
While i have hiked Cardigan multiple times, this turned out to be my first official winter summitting of it.
With knee brace on..i should of had it on on Saturday..i went up and down West Ridge Trail with the add'l road walk to get it. Other than taking it slow, the trail is a non-issue with minimal traction devices.
My highlight was coming upon two moose just off the trail in the first .5 mile. I didn't have my stabilicers on yet, so i was quieter than i would have been with them on. I stopped, thinking i heard something, looked to my left and there were two tall bony backsides, one at 9 o;clock to me, the other at twelve o'clock to the other seperated by approx 50 feet. They froze and lifted their heads and all too quickly loped off into the woods, of course my camera was buried in my pocket...not that they ever give you enough time for a decent shot anyway!!
The hike was like going through three different time zones, relatively warm and sunny on the bottom, cooler with snow flurries through the middle waterfall (very frozen) zones then extemely windy with snow squalls at the exposed summit.
But on this final hike of mine for this winter season, and the final full day of winter, i was glad to drive away and yet still see snowflakes in my rearview mirror.
ctsparrow
