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After doing Scar Ridge, I really wanted to wrap this thing up before the snow started to fly. I looked at my calendar and saw that November is pretty well booked up so I had to do it on the 25th. Of course, I discovered that on Tuesday, so there wasn't much time to put a plan together.
I headed up to GRR Friday night to camp and that went well enough. In the morning I took my tent down for fear of the rain that would be coming and headed up toward Jay, VT. I stopped for a great breakfast along the way and reached to LT crossing around 10a.
I soon passed the Atlas shelter and not long after that began to feel some sprinkles. I was afraid that the rain which wasn't forecasted to start until 2p was going to come early. Fortunately, it held off for a while. I reached the summit of Jay, which had been socked in when I passed by here while doing the LT, and I finally got the views and they were great. It was to get these views that I decided to finish on Big Jay so I was very glad that it was clear enough. The lodge was closed and that was disappointing, but not unexpected.
Continuing on, I passed through the fence and was soon on my way to Big Jay. Along the way I learned why this has a reputation for being a muddy hike. It's still a mess only it had a paper-thin coat of ice on some of it. The going wasn't too bad though between the mud and blowdowns. Eventually I reached the summit. I was disappointed to see that yet another cannister had been stolen. Fortunately there was a glass jar in its place. There were only a few scraps of paper in there and they were all pretty much full, so I donated a mini-notebook to be the new log and issued a warning which will appear as my new avatar once I upload my pics.
The fog was coming it think now and it was windy and a bit cold. Still, I relaxed with a brew and a smoke and savored the joy of completing the New England Hundred Highest. Hiking down I meta very cool chick who, though she looked to be in her 30s told me she had recently retired after being a machinist for 15 years. We had a nice chat and then I hit the road.
Stopping in Lincoln, I chatted with Steve Smith before meeting up with Marc Howes and whichway for celebratory beers. Good times with good friends. A big thanks to Marty, Marc, Eric, Gator, Chickpea, Onestep, Mary, Becky, Tom, Earl, and everyone else who's shared some of the adventures along the way. Bushwack Bill, I still miss you. You continue to inspire me!
I'll be posting pics (relatively) soon.
I headed up to GRR Friday night to camp and that went well enough. In the morning I took my tent down for fear of the rain that would be coming and headed up toward Jay, VT. I stopped for a great breakfast along the way and reached to LT crossing around 10a.
I soon passed the Atlas shelter and not long after that began to feel some sprinkles. I was afraid that the rain which wasn't forecasted to start until 2p was going to come early. Fortunately, it held off for a while. I reached the summit of Jay, which had been socked in when I passed by here while doing the LT, and I finally got the views and they were great. It was to get these views that I decided to finish on Big Jay so I was very glad that it was clear enough. The lodge was closed and that was disappointing, but not unexpected.
Continuing on, I passed through the fence and was soon on my way to Big Jay. Along the way I learned why this has a reputation for being a muddy hike. It's still a mess only it had a paper-thin coat of ice on some of it. The going wasn't too bad though between the mud and blowdowns. Eventually I reached the summit. I was disappointed to see that yet another cannister had been stolen. Fortunately there was a glass jar in its place. There were only a few scraps of paper in there and they were all pretty much full, so I donated a mini-notebook to be the new log and issued a warning which will appear as my new avatar once I upload my pics.
The fog was coming it think now and it was windy and a bit cold. Still, I relaxed with a brew and a smoke and savored the joy of completing the New England Hundred Highest. Hiking down I meta very cool chick who, though she looked to be in her 30s told me she had recently retired after being a machinist for 15 years. We had a nice chat and then I hit the road.
Stopping in Lincoln, I chatted with Steve Smith before meeting up with Marc Howes and whichway for celebratory beers. Good times with good friends. A big thanks to Marty, Marc, Eric, Gator, Chickpea, Onestep, Mary, Becky, Tom, Earl, and everyone else who's shared some of the adventures along the way. Bushwack Bill, I still miss you. You continue to inspire me!
I'll be posting pics (relatively) soon.
