The finnally

[ward]

I was actually quite surprised at the number of people out during the weekend despite the inclimate weather.
Hit the four corners no prob and headed up the last half mile to Skylight.
I was anxious to finish , but i could tell Slammy was lagging behind.
Did he injure homself? No he was just reflecting on the last four years when this all began. Originally we thought it would take us ten years perhaps longer to finish the 46 great ones , and maybe never finish. But As i,ve told many people , it becomes an obsession, an addiction. And no its not about the patch . Its The excitement of the ""next peak"" The next trip. The great people you meet and yes even the Rain. It all makes for great stories later on.
So i digress. We made it to the top of Skylight with no problems. To .......
You guessed it Views of fog. We sat on the summit and digested it all for a while and for a brief moment we were able to see the silouet of Marcy .
And we did get to see Redfield. And yes we could see blue sky off to the north . But the weather would not lose its grip where we were.
Two of the group from Longisland came up to congratulate us.
They were trying for Marcy and Haystack . But settled for Marcy and Skylight.
Slammy and i headed down. We waited for the two younguns at Lake tear of the clouds and showed them where the trail to Gray was and they were of with a single bound.Back at the leanto we celebrated with some svedka and OJ.
Monday we awoke to much of the same and heade for the trail head.
And yes before we had reached the end we were once again wearing rain
gear.Got back to the car to discover mice had been having a field day inside Slammys almost new car. There were mouse droppings every where .
All in all despite the wet weather it was an awesome weekend .
I cant wait to go back and do the dozen or so peaks that we did in the rain or blinding snow storms over again so i can see what i was missing.
And then ......The highest one hundred ? Vermont, newhampshire?
As they say in show bizz....... Stay tuned.

 

[Dory]

Congrats on the 46!

Congratulations you guys! I can't wait for the next episode of
The Adventures of Slam & Ward!!!

 

[The Sikes]

Congratulations Ward! Glad to hear you made it. We too, were suppose to finish this weekend but I am holding out for nice weather...which I'm begining to wonder if it will ever happen. Can't wait to hear where you're off to next!

 

[skidoc22]

Congrats

Hey welcome to the class of 2005. Seems that there are a significant number of us this year. A bit of a bummer to be in a cloud on the last but I'm sure you've had many great views along the way. Gives you another reason to go back to the peak...

I missed views on a number of great ones like Basin and Whiteface. I had to do Marcy three times to get a great view. Now you can do it on a clear day in the winter

 

[skidoc22]

BTW you do mean Finale, right?

 

[MattC]

Congrats guys. I have yet to climb Skylight, but I've heard it's spectacular. bad about the weather. Wardy and the Slamdog. Sounds like a cop show or something.

Matt

 

[slamdog]

BTW you do mean Finale, right?

I can't wait to hear Ward's response to this one! I should have let him do Groundhog Day Part 2 knowing he would stumble on "Finale". Lance

 

[JimB]

Wardy and slamdog, congrats. My son and I finished in July on Skylight's neighbor ,Gray, and it took us 6 years. We had no views at all though as it was a torrential downpour and thick fog. Oh well. I totally agree on the obsession part and not the patch. I have never even sent in any paperwork yet because it was more about my son, myself and those beautiful, tough mountains. Maybe some day . Keep us posted on your future adventures.

 

[mavs00]

I finished on Whiteface on a perfectly sunny day and you know what.............. With all that was going on in my head and my heart, I don't think I even remember looking at the view.

Congratulations on your finish and welcome to the next obsession, the HH.... Proceed at your own risk

{evil laughter} HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA{/evil laughter}

 

[ward]

I can't wait to hear Ward's response to this one! I should have let him do Groundhog Day Part 2 knowing he would stumble on "Finale". Lance

I was told spelling and grammer would not count towards this exam!
I got your "" FINALE""........LOL

 

[Head]

Congrats on your 46th! Thanks for the TR.

 

[bubba]

46 -- the hard way???

Well, I can finale say Congratulations!! You two are certainly a piece of work on the trail... I'm thinkin' it's all Wardy cause non of these trail shenanigans happened while we were over on Panther and Couchy!! I do bid both of you a most hardy at-a-boy for your forever stick-to-itness in the forever wild. I don't know if I could have taken the same beaten path with the pitfalls you guys endured. I've said it before and it's true here -- lucky are we who have friends to share our hikes and glories with. I know you both had smiles on for most of the many miles.

What's next???... Marshall!!!! Not really, it's Rochester!! Let's get the date set. Can't wait to celebrate.

 

[Neil]

I have never even sent in any paperwork yet because it was more about my son, myself and those beautiful, tough mountains. Maybe some day .

Paperwork? What paperwork?
I know what you mean, Dad.

Congratulations Slamdog and Ward! I have enjoyed following your TR's. They are always excellent reading. Prolly better than the hike! (JK) Well, the Sewards, I don't know...