With our snowshoes on we hiked in to the sign that said 1.3 miles to the top. Doesn't sound too bad? Except there was two feet of snow on the ground and if you don't know; snowshoes does not mean that you float. We made it to the Appilachian Trail hut where Brian found the sign for the toilet. Then headed around to a logging road following the trail before seeing the sign that said 1.1 miles to go!
Apparently we took the long way up and around the back side of the mountain, which added almost another mile. So up we went -and up and up and up. We stopped halfway up for some crackers and cheese with an incredible view through the trees.
After a snack, off came the snowshoes as we had to climb (me falling every step of the way) up the mountain. Grabbing onto tress and slipping on the snow we made it up the steep embankment only to see the trail kept going. Not long after it was time for lunch.
Thanks to Mom we enjoyed organic tomato soup. All warmed up it was time to head back down which was much easier now that we knew the shortcut.
Love the hat! Glad the soup warmed you both up. Does it taste as good as they claim?
ReplyDeleteJust think, only been there a week and a half, and already you're veterans of Pleasant Pond Mountain, just like the locals!
Soup was very good as far as dehydrated MRE style meals go... could have used some salt. Rachel is becoming quite the snowshoeing pro... just need to work on her stamina a bit. This time we made it 75-100 steps between stops, and it was a lot steeper terrain.
ReplyDeleteJust think girlie all that stamina you are building with the snowshoes might help you make a whole mile on a run in the spring! keep up the good work! Glad you are enjoying the snow pack! Cant wait to come visit!
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