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Kilkenny Ridge Trail we found an area where trees had blown down opening a fine view towards the northern Presidentials. I took a few moments to
THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, October 28, 2010
jog over to the Waumbek’s eastern end to search for better vistas. I was de- lighted by small glimps- es north to Cabot and a little beyond but nothing more.
ravine I’ve ever crawled up is more difficult. But it is certainly a trail to go up only because for 7/10th of a mile it is straight up ledgy rock to the summit. But the real snag for
this adventure was the brook crossings. The rain from a few days prior was roaring down the moun- tains to the bottom of the Notch. If it weren’t for trees that had precisely fallen across the water we would have had very wet feet. After crossing haz- ardous brooks so many times the slide didn’t seem so daunting. Sharon’s new boots felt
Crossing the Flume Brook was serious business if you didn’t want to go swimming. The many water crossings proved to be the most challenging element of our outing.
On the summit of Starr
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King we met a few other hikers and they had never seen Canadian Jays be- fore. The birds would beg and they were pleased to eat anything right out of our hands. Watching one of the birds haul away an apple core was very amus- ing.
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was a sweet way to start off a hike. Phyllis was pro- moting the new flavors of Equal Exchange Organic Chocolate. She hiked with the four of us to the Lib- erty Springs-Flume Slide intersection. We wished her well and she and her heavy pack of chocolate went left as we went right. We hoped we meet her again. The Flume Slide Trail
has one of the worst repu- tations in the Whites and I am not sure why that is. The approach is quite nice and I think nearly every
too slippery under her feet so we stuck to the herd paths through the trees around the steepest sections. These paths are beginning to get well worn and the trees are getting larger every year too. The slide was quite dry; all the water was in the brooks. Still it is a long 7/10th of a mile tough climb. The trai l across the
summit of Flume (elev. 4,328 feet) is narrow and exposed to the top of the big slide you see from be- low. Sarah clung to the trees and never looked down. Rachel did her best to make us nervous while proving she has no fear. Many hikers were al-
ready sitting on the sum- mit enjoying the day. All seemed to marvel that we conquered The Slide. We ate our tasty peanut but-
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NEW ENGLAND SKI MUSEUM 33RD ANNUAL MEETING
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2010
At the Gunstock Mountain Resort Main Base Lodge Route 11A, Gilford, New Hampshire
5:00-7:00 PM Reception with Cash Bar in the Powder Keg Lounge (Main Lodge) 7:00 PM 7:15 PM 8:00 PM
Presentation of the Spirit of Skiing Award to Penny Pitou $65 per person • RSVP by November 3, 2010
For dinner reservations please call the Museum at 800-639-4181 or 603-823-7177 or email
linda@skimuseum.org (not secure for credit card numbers)
Join the New England Ski Museum in saluting the Lakes Region’s Penny Pitou. Double Silver Medalist in the 1960 Olympic Games, Squaw Valley View Penny’s Olympic Medals along with Bode Miller’s Medals at the New England Ski Museum.
For Lodging information please visit Gunstock’s website at
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General Membership Meeting & Election of the 2010-2011 Board of Directors Dinner served in the historic 1937 Main Lodge
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