Ed'n Lauky
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This sixteen mile hike which pretty well covered the Pemi from north to south involved six trails: Gale River, Garfield Ridge, Frost, Twin Brook, Franconia Brook and The Wilderness trail. It ran from the Gale River trail head to the Lincoln Woods trail head.
There were ten major water crossings. Three on the Gale River Trail and seven on the Franconia Brook trail. All crossings were doable but a few took a bit of figuring.
The Gale River trail had many wet and muddy spots but all were fairly easily to get around. There was one major blowdown on that trail. The Garfield Ridge trail was bony but not too wet. The Frost Trail had some mud in the lower section. The Twin Brook trail was in very good condition and considering its location in the Pemi had very few blowdowns. The Franconia Brook trail was a mixture of smooth and dry and wet and muddy. The Wilderness trail was fairly dry.
About halfway up to the hut we started to see a helicopter flying back and forth. At first I thought they were looking for someone but finally realized they were flying back and forth from the hut. It was flying in Gas bottles and flying out all sorts of things. So much for a tranquil moment alone at the hut. The fog up above the hut was quite dense. I had hoped to get a good picture of the helicopter from the viewpoint near the summit of Galehead, but we were completely fogged in at that point. We could hear it down below but could not see it. We did get a good picture right near the hut.
It was our first time on the Twin Brook trail. What an experience! It's a great trail!! in great condition!!, generally smooth under foot with a gentle grade. I enjoyed it so much that as we went down I felt a sense of elation of the sort generally experienced only above the tree line.
We had the trails mostly to ourselves. We met two AMC workers at the hut. Met Double Bow as we started down from the summit of Galehead. We also met two men at the 13 Falls campsite. Finally, we passed a couple near the Lincoln Woods trail head. That was it for the day.
Special equipment necessary: A pole or poles to help maintain balance while doing the stream crossings.
A special word of thanks to my wife for picking us up at Lincoln Woods.
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There were ten major water crossings. Three on the Gale River Trail and seven on the Franconia Brook trail. All crossings were doable but a few took a bit of figuring.
The Gale River trail had many wet and muddy spots but all were fairly easily to get around. There was one major blowdown on that trail. The Garfield Ridge trail was bony but not too wet. The Frost Trail had some mud in the lower section. The Twin Brook trail was in very good condition and considering its location in the Pemi had very few blowdowns. The Franconia Brook trail was a mixture of smooth and dry and wet and muddy. The Wilderness trail was fairly dry.
About halfway up to the hut we started to see a helicopter flying back and forth. At first I thought they were looking for someone but finally realized they were flying back and forth from the hut. It was flying in Gas bottles and flying out all sorts of things. So much for a tranquil moment alone at the hut. The fog up above the hut was quite dense. I had hoped to get a good picture of the helicopter from the viewpoint near the summit of Galehead, but we were completely fogged in at that point. We could hear it down below but could not see it. We did get a good picture right near the hut.
It was our first time on the Twin Brook trail. What an experience! It's a great trail!! in great condition!!, generally smooth under foot with a gentle grade. I enjoyed it so much that as we went down I felt a sense of elation of the sort generally experienced only above the tree line.
We had the trails mostly to ourselves. We met two AMC workers at the hut. Met Double Bow as we started down from the summit of Galehead. We also met two men at the 13 Falls campsite. Finally, we passed a couple near the Lincoln Woods trail head. That was it for the day.
Special equipment necessary: A pole or poles to help maintain balance while doing the stream crossings.
A special word of thanks to my wife for picking us up at Lincoln Woods.
[email protected]
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