Fot48 - South Twin

[JacobH]

My first year participating in the flags event. It was a great day! Spotted a car at 7 at the North Twin TH. Shuttled over to Gale River trail and headed out shortly thereafter. We met up with someone from the Galehead crew and his dog and we all hiked together until we split at the hut. Our group continued up the Twinway to South Twin and the flag was up by noon. We had many visitors over the course of the afternoon some friends, some thru-hikers, someone doing a pemi loop, someone doing an out and back of Galehead over the twins, everyone seemed to be in great spirits. Around 2, we paid respects (with a wonderful rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner by MichaelJ and others), took the flag down and headed off on the North Twin spur. On the way down we observed some damage to the North Twin trail at the water crossings (they are different now), the trail is diverted in places to avoid washouts, but it is passable.

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The Gale River TH

South Twin from the steps of the Galehead Hut

Terra and una_dogger prepare the summit for flagging

Raising Old Glory

Success!

Terra greeted visitors in her patriotic garb

Franconia ridge and Garfield (Garfield flag was visible to the naked eye)

View over the Pemi to the south (Bond and West Bond flags were visible)

Helicopter visit

Flags and a 9/11 bear

George trying hard to peek out of the clouds

Thanks everyone for a wonderful memorial!

 

[una_dogger]

Nice! Thanks so much for joining our group!

Great photos and the Tibetan Prayer Flags were a really nice touch.

 

[MichaelJ]

Thank you for the wonderful trip report and photos!

I'd like to also thank everyone who joined us on South Twin: our team of Rolly, Ken, Peter, Jacob, Sabrina; the visitors at flag-raising time who were of such great help: Paul, Ponytail Dave, and others whose names I didn't get; and all the visitors throughout the afternoon. It was a really nice memorial.

Some highlights were all the help with getting the flagpole up in the wind, the helicopter flyby, the dogs enjoying the hike up with the gentleman heading to Galehead and his dog Alaska, those chocolate and pretzel treats, seeing Meri, Seema, Brian, Nancy, & Chris, and of course...

Remembering all those affected by 9/11.

 

[Paradox]

South Twin from West Bond at 2.4 miles

 

[MichaelJ]

Cool! Thanks!

 

[bjc]

(with a wonderful rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner by MichaelJ and others)

I don't recall what year it was (2003?), but two friends and I carried a small flag up the Mt. Garfield Trail for Fot48. At the junction with GRT, we met MichaelJ and his hiking partner who were carrying a large flag to the summit. We helped them set up and hoist the flag atop the old foundation, and then he surprised us with a fine version of the Star-Spangled Banner. That guy can sing !