Ridgewalker
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After a rain check from last weekend, today certainly made up for the rain we had most of this dying week. So Marty, Rols, and I tagged Waumbek today, bright and early at six a.m. We moved rapidly in the course of three hours through the lower elevations into a garden of sweet smelling conifers, like a return visit from Christmas. But we did not go far with the barebooting and just as the three of us entered the thick corny snow, it was time for snowshoes. Thus, we continued, with one of us racing ahead, using those youthful strides while it lasts.
Starr King was pleasant on top, a little hazy, but the sky was clear and the views that yielded to us, were amazing. Being the inaugural visit, I was blown away how gentle the slopes going down and up to Waumbek were. I suppose it’s the personal experience that fills in the gaps in a trail description. But once we found the top, a pile of snow, we all celebrated number 41 with a Hershey bar and proceeded back to Starr King.
For Marty and Rols, it was rather amusing to see some other folks from VFTT know of their greatness. On our way down, we ran into SteveHiker en route to completing his 48s with his two companions. Blue and her other fellow were also heading up as well, and we also met other strangers too, and I apologize if there are any who slipped from my pen. This revelation in discovering how many people knew my two fine cohorts surely surprised them.
But we finished almost five hours later at 1100, a true morning hike. The Presidentials unveiled themselves for a stunning show as we headed back to the cars. While Marty and Rols, I don’t think are really keeping tabs on the peaks climbed, I’m about seven away now from finishing. Where I may end, I’ll indulge you a secret, it’s probably to be the biggest of the list, but who knows.
Thanks again for a grand day out!
Starr King was pleasant on top, a little hazy, but the sky was clear and the views that yielded to us, were amazing. Being the inaugural visit, I was blown away how gentle the slopes going down and up to Waumbek were. I suppose it’s the personal experience that fills in the gaps in a trail description. But once we found the top, a pile of snow, we all celebrated number 41 with a Hershey bar and proceeded back to Starr King.
For Marty and Rols, it was rather amusing to see some other folks from VFTT know of their greatness. On our way down, we ran into SteveHiker en route to completing his 48s with his two companions. Blue and her other fellow were also heading up as well, and we also met other strangers too, and I apologize if there are any who slipped from my pen. This revelation in discovering how many people knew my two fine cohorts surely surprised them.
But we finished almost five hours later at 1100, a true morning hike. The Presidentials unveiled themselves for a stunning show as we headed back to the cars. While Marty and Rols, I don’t think are really keeping tabs on the peaks climbed, I’m about seven away now from finishing. Where I may end, I’ll indulge you a secret, it’s probably to be the biggest of the list, but who knows.
Thanks again for a grand day out!
