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Creation Date | 2004-10-14 10:42:29 UTC-0400 |
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At 3:50 we headed into the mist The Pemigewasset Slog 33 miles, 9300 feet elevation gain, 21 hours 45 minutes Anne Lightbody, Karen Robinson, and Bilal Zia Monday October 11, 2004 Trip Report: At 3:50 we headed into the mist With multiple peaks on our list. We jumped railroad ties With a gleam in our eyes, And Calcu-Bilal checking his wrist. The first trail junction we passed; No doubt we were going too fast. We reached Black Pond Trail And had to turn tail; Good thing we found Osseo at last. Leaves crinkled as we began our ascent Up Flume, stepping around mid-trail tent. Conversation turned political, Primarily critical: Night hiking is a great time to vent. Its light; lamps off! Bilal cried, As the first wooden ladder we spied. We stopped very near For above-treeline gear; Fig Newtons for breakfast Anne supplied. On Franconia, covered with hoar, We took pictures: one, two, three, four. Chinese was our count For the top of each mount. Tad icy, but traversing still not a chore. The steep descent down Garfield was a real pain, And Karens knee began to complain. The sunshine was nigh: Cold hands, but spirits high, After stretching we headed off again. Two marathon runners were wise To knee injuries, and quick to advise. Karen put us off with aplomb: She didn't need to run! "She'll make it fine," we began to realize. From Galehead neath clouds was a view. The mountains were red: who knew?! We stopped at the hut: Free food? What luck! Swallowing snacks, we hit trail anew. The trail led us back into the clouds: Once again, away from any crowds. We did the South-Twin climb In record time, Then back among trees through wind loud. Night came, but picking trail went well. Though, "Is this Bond's peak?" "Hard to tell." We found the right direction, After minor correction. Good that off Bond Cliff no one fell! The next several hours are blurry, As we headed out of there in a hurry. Finally below trees, We sang show tunes with ease. Finding the car 'ere collapse was a worry. When we saw the bridge, oh, we were glad. After 21:45, a little mad. Thirty-three miles Does take a while, But 10 peaks in a day? Not bad! Trip Stats: 33 miles, 9300 feet elevation gain, 21:45 Parking lot Black Pond Trail Osseo Trail: 1:09 (Off to a flying start) Osseo Trail Mt. Flume: 2:17 (Nice warm-up in the dark) Mt. Flume Mt. Liberty: 0:51 (Singing and dancing, we trudge along) Mt. Liberty Mt. Lincoln: 1:02 (First signs of snow and ice) Mt. Lincoln Mt. Lafayette: 0:59 (Up up & up, we curse at all the fake summits) Mt. Lafayette Mt. Garfield: 2:56 (Includes lunch break + 1st human contact) Mt. Garfield Galehead Hut: 2:45 (Karens knee injury kicks in) Galehead Stopover: 0:23 (Ace Bandage and Vitamin I to the rescue) Galehead Hut Mt. South Twin: 0:39 (Reluctantly we forgo side trip to North Twin) Mt. South Twin Mt. Guyot: 1:24 (Zealands summit sucks!) Mt. Guyot Mt. Bond: 0:55 (We search for Bonds secret spy entrance) Mt. Bond Mt. Bond Cliff: 1:30 (Darkness engulfs us) Mt. Bond Cliff Wilderness Trail: 3:08 (Auto-pilot engaged) Wilderness Trail Parking Lot: 1:34 (Will this f***ing trail ever end!) Total: 21:45 (All in a days work!) |