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We headed up via Unknown Pond Tr. which was pretty wet and had a couple blowdowns. Overall, on this trip we found a lot of areas that needed drainage work.
The climb to Killkenny Ridge Tr was nice and hardly anyone in the group I was coleading had any difficulty getting up there (hardly any hard breathing)! We stopped for a little at Unknown Pond and although is was rather foggy, it was still quite beautiful! I checked out the fire ring near the pond and could certainly understand why folks spend the night there.
Moving on, we reached the spur for the Horn which was a little tricky to scramble up especially due to the fact that the rocks were a little wet. One person in our group did not feel that she could make it up and opted out. Unfortunately, we were in a cloud and so had no VFTT.
Back down at the ridge we continued over The Bulge which was nice and we paused there for a bit. Shortly after we continued down the south slope, we smelled a smell. Then, I saw a half a hoof. Then some fur. Then, the other half of the hoof. The other leader on the trip then pointed out the remains of the moose (sequel to ramains of the day??) OFF the trail in the trees about five feet away. We could see a lot of fur and various bones. It was kind of grizzly. I was rather surprised to see that it was off the trail. I had been expecting it to be right on the trail. I wonder who or what moved it?!?
We continued on and it was the climb up Cabot that kind of tired some folks out but they were pretty happy when we got to the top, especially since we had a special guest appearance by the sun! We had lunch up there and took pictures at the sign. I walked up the little spur that gives you a tiny partial view.
We then headed back, stopping to smell the moose again (jk) and taking a break at the Horn spur to let the woman who didn't do it before take another shot. She had felt bad about not doing it the first time but was not encouraged by the fact that the sun was out. Unfortunately, the rain started before she could give it another shot and that closed the deal for her. As we started back down Unknown Pond Tr, I said that due to the Murphy's Law of hiking, it would be sunny by the time we got to the cars.
Going down Unknown Pond Tr, we had to be even more careful than before. Wet roots had made for slippery conditions through the day but now with the rain it was worse. We also found the ground to be supersaturated and sliding out from underneath our feet at times. I took a spill but, no harm done. We made it down the soggy trail and sure enough, as we were nearing the trailhead, the sun came out. I guess I knew what I was talking about!
If only I could predict the weather a little farther in advance...
NH 4K #42/48
NEHH #48/100
NHHH #46/100
The climb to Killkenny Ridge Tr was nice and hardly anyone in the group I was coleading had any difficulty getting up there (hardly any hard breathing)! We stopped for a little at Unknown Pond and although is was rather foggy, it was still quite beautiful! I checked out the fire ring near the pond and could certainly understand why folks spend the night there.
Moving on, we reached the spur for the Horn which was a little tricky to scramble up especially due to the fact that the rocks were a little wet. One person in our group did not feel that she could make it up and opted out. Unfortunately, we were in a cloud and so had no VFTT.
Back down at the ridge we continued over The Bulge which was nice and we paused there for a bit. Shortly after we continued down the south slope, we smelled a smell. Then, I saw a half a hoof. Then some fur. Then, the other half of the hoof. The other leader on the trip then pointed out the remains of the moose (sequel to ramains of the day??) OFF the trail in the trees about five feet away. We could see a lot of fur and various bones. It was kind of grizzly. I was rather surprised to see that it was off the trail. I had been expecting it to be right on the trail. I wonder who or what moved it?!?
We continued on and it was the climb up Cabot that kind of tired some folks out but they were pretty happy when we got to the top, especially since we had a special guest appearance by the sun! We had lunch up there and took pictures at the sign. I walked up the little spur that gives you a tiny partial view.
We then headed back, stopping to smell the moose again (jk) and taking a break at the Horn spur to let the woman who didn't do it before take another shot. She had felt bad about not doing it the first time but was not encouraged by the fact that the sun was out. Unfortunately, the rain started before she could give it another shot and that closed the deal for her. As we started back down Unknown Pond Tr, I said that due to the Murphy's Law of hiking, it would be sunny by the time we got to the cars.
Going down Unknown Pond Tr, we had to be even more careful than before. Wet roots had made for slippery conditions through the day but now with the rain it was worse. We also found the ground to be supersaturated and sliding out from underneath our feet at times. I took a spill but, no harm done. We made it down the soggy trail and sure enough, as we were nearing the trailhead, the sun came out. I guess I knew what I was talking about!
If only I could predict the weather a little farther in advance...
NH 4K #42/48
NEHH #48/100
NHHH #46/100
