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holes made when the gla- cier receded. We enjoyed the nice view of the cog’s tracks. The summits were still shrouded by clouds. When we reached the
first Cap our troop de- manded to know if there was going to be more of this. Rachel and I ex- changed worried glances and we offered encourag- ing words. I led the way and Rachel took up the rear. We all used our hands and feet to follow the trail up the steep ledgy rocks. Everyone in our group
THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, September 30, 2010
is healthy and athletic. We used all our skills. Hiking in the White Mountains requires a lot of sense. You must think about every step on the un- even, sometimes slippery, rocky, ever changing ter- rain. When the trail is steep, open and exposed you don’t want to think about it too much. There was as much giggling as there was whining! We met an older couple
descending. We were very impressed how smoothly they moved along the trail. Another man would
Dr. Kris, Sharon and Sarah marvel at the potholes in the granite made when the glacier receded.
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pass us and then wait and then take off again. I learned he was “leading” his friends. We saw his friends moving slowly way in the distance below. My friends joked with him that his friends must re- ally not be happy with him for taking them up this difficult trail. We’ll never know. Two and one half miles,
2,700 vertical feet and two and one half hours later we were all eating our peanut butter sand- wiches on Mount Jeffer- son’s summit. There was nearly no wind but the swirling clouds were still
Leaving Mount Jefferson behind us on the Gulfside Trail nearing the intersection of the Jewell Trail. The Gulfside Trail is part of the Appalachian Trail.
thick around us. Rachel joked at least it wasn’t raining. We worked our way off
the summit and joined the Gulfside Trail. We hiked across Monticello’s Lawn—a grassy plateau at elevation 5,400 feet between Jefferson and Clay (Mount Reagan). At Sphinx Col we opted to stay on Gulfside and by- pass Clay’s summit since we could only see a few hundred feet around us. Just before reaching
the Jewell Trail the clouds swirled away and allowed us to see the massive summit cone of Jefferson and further improved the vista to the north. I think I remember hearing some See PATENAUDE on 12
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