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On Saturday, I co-lead a trip up Owl's Head w/Eric Savage (he said he will be posting a trip on this later) which was very interesting and a lot of fun. Those who were out know how nice the weather was. It was a long day but, very rewarding. Great views of the Franconia range from the slide! Maybe I saw some of you up there...
On Sunday, I took it easy and drove down to Foster, RI to take advantage of one of the five days this year that you can visit (due to land ownership issues) the "summit" of Jerimoth Hill, the highest point in Rhode Island. George had to stay in the car (they had put out the "No Dogs Allowed" sign
) So, Shammy and I went up the short path, escorted by a representative from the Highpointers Club. He was very friendly and we chatted for a bit. There's a partially buried boulder that people have their picture taken on and so we had that done. The rep offered to let us have our picture taken holding his ice axe but, we opted not to go that route. They also had Tibetan Prayer Flags hanging there. It was nice to see that the Highpointers don't take this 812' highpoint too seriously. After walking the 5min or so back to the car, we drove home. About a 4hr round trip drive for a 15min walk. But hey, I want to visit all the Northeast Highpoints so...
On Monday, Shammy had to work and so I headed up to the Hancocks. The weather was dry as I started but soon started raining. The water crossings were a little high but, having poles and waterproof boots, they were doable. I was making good time (ahead of book) until I reached the ice on the south loop. That was around 3,700'. Going was slower the rest of the way up from there. I had brought instep crampons but opted not to use them. After I finished barebooting to the South Hancock summit, I took a picture of the trail sign and put on some more layers. It was perfect conditions for hypothermia and so, I wasn't going to take any chances. Had stunning view of the inside of a rain cloud.
As I left S. hancock, I met up with two guys named Mike and two dogs, one named Bean and the other, Mullet. We hiked together for the rest of the trip. They were completely soaked and had no hats or hoods on. I gave them advise to help protect them and got them into a warmer state. They were very friendly but, I was concerned for their safety if I had left them. At the trail sign for the North Hancock Loop, I had them take my picture holding a piece of paper I had hastily grabbed and written "10 LEFT" on as this was my 38th different NH4Ker (I have done others multiple times and 4Ks in VT). As we went down the north loop, we were very glad that we had gone up the south and down this way as going the other way would have been much more difficult.
Once we got back to Hancock Notch trail, the sun came out again. When I had started out, I didn't think I would see anyone on the trail with the forecast being so bad but, in the end, I wound up seeing 7 other people.
In the end, although it had been quite cold and wet and we didn't have any views, it was still a great trip with great folks and we had a lot of fun!
On Sunday, I took it easy and drove down to Foster, RI to take advantage of one of the five days this year that you can visit (due to land ownership issues) the "summit" of Jerimoth Hill, the highest point in Rhode Island. George had to stay in the car (they had put out the "No Dogs Allowed" sign
) So, Shammy and I went up the short path, escorted by a representative from the Highpointers Club. He was very friendly and we chatted for a bit. There's a partially buried boulder that people have their picture taken on and so we had that done. The rep offered to let us have our picture taken holding his ice axe but, we opted not to go that route. They also had Tibetan Prayer Flags hanging there. It was nice to see that the Highpointers don't take this 812' highpoint too seriously. After walking the 5min or so back to the car, we drove home. About a 4hr round trip drive for a 15min walk. But hey, I want to visit all the Northeast Highpoints so...On Monday, Shammy had to work and so I headed up to the Hancocks. The weather was dry as I started but soon started raining. The water crossings were a little high but, having poles and waterproof boots, they were doable. I was making good time (ahead of book) until I reached the ice on the south loop. That was around 3,700'. Going was slower the rest of the way up from there. I had brought instep crampons but opted not to use them. After I finished barebooting to the South Hancock summit, I took a picture of the trail sign and put on some more layers. It was perfect conditions for hypothermia and so, I wasn't going to take any chances. Had stunning view of the inside of a rain cloud
. As I left S. hancock, I met up with two guys named Mike and two dogs, one named Bean and the other, Mullet. We hiked together for the rest of the trip. They were completely soaked and had no hats or hoods on. I gave them advise to help protect them and got them into a warmer state. They were very friendly but, I was concerned for their safety if I had left them. At the trail sign for the North Hancock Loop, I had them take my picture holding a piece of paper I had hastily grabbed and written "10 LEFT" on as this was my 38th different NH4Ker (I have done others multiple times and 4Ks in VT). As we went down the north loop, we were very glad that we had gone up the south and down this way as going the other way would have been much more difficult.
Once we got back to Hancock Notch trail, the sun came out again. When I had started out, I didn't think I would see anyone on the trail with the forecast being so bad but, in the end, I wound up seeing 7 other people.
In the end, although it had been quite cold and wet and we didn't have any views, it was still a great trip with great folks and we had a lot of fun!
