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a random group of hiking friends had high hopes of getting in a hardcore day hike through multiple Presidential Ravines, the last saturday in august ... grim weather led us to modify plans
last minute, we decided to hike Kinsmans sunday, with a better forecast ... the only two NH48 peaks that a Guy in our group hadn't hiked, often deciding to climb snow-covered gullies or get a tougher alpine trek in, instead of checking random peaks off a hiking list
a bunch of us met in Lafayette Campground lot that morning and hiked up to lonesome lake hut, where the hut crew was handing out free pancakes ... leftover breakfast from folks who'd stayed there the night before ... the crew had a good mix of cool bluegrass tunes playing, and drew blank stares when Giggy requested Cannibal Corpse
we made our way up over to South Kinsman, where we broke out frosty beverages to celebrate Giggy reaching his 48th peak ... it was as if a giant weight had been lifted from his chest, knowing he would finally be recognized as a serious mountaineer by esteemed members of the online hiking community
perfect weather conditions and a surplus of summit sodas led us to spend more time on the summit than we did hiking the trails
congrats to Giggy ... apparently those trips out west proved to be good training for a Kinsman day hike !
saw a cool double rainbow on the drive home
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last minute, we decided to hike Kinsmans sunday, with a better forecast ... the only two NH48 peaks that a Guy in our group hadn't hiked, often deciding to climb snow-covered gullies or get a tougher alpine trek in, instead of checking random peaks off a hiking list
a bunch of us met in Lafayette Campground lot that morning and hiked up to lonesome lake hut, where the hut crew was handing out free pancakes ... leftover breakfast from folks who'd stayed there the night before ... the crew had a good mix of cool bluegrass tunes playing, and drew blank stares when Giggy requested Cannibal Corpse
we made our way up over to South Kinsman, where we broke out frosty beverages to celebrate Giggy reaching his 48th peak ... it was as if a giant weight had been lifted from his chest, knowing he would finally be recognized as a serious mountaineer by esteemed members of the online hiking community
perfect weather conditions and a surplus of summit sodas led us to spend more time on the summit than we did hiking the trails
congrats to Giggy ... apparently those trips out west proved to be good training for a Kinsman day hike !
saw a cool double rainbow on the drive home
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