Day: |
094 |
Date: |
Monday, 4 August 1986 |
Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
14.0 |
Daily Other Miles |
0.2 (from Shelter) |
Total
AT Miles: |
1815.2 |
Total All Miles |
1868.9 |
Weather: |
Mild, windy, mostly sunny. |
Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Muesli. Lunch: Soup, Hershey
chocolate. Dinner: ? |
Aches: |
None. |
Animals Seen: |
Squirrels, chipmunks. |
People Seen: |
Many overnight and day hikers. |
Pictures: |
Here |
GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
We got up at 6am on what promised to be a
good day for climbing and views. We left at 7:15am for the first 3½
miles which were to be downhill to Crawford Notch before the big
ascent up on to the Mount Washington massif (Presidential
Range). Peter was pretty worried about the climb. We had to make
reasonable progress to be at the AMC Lake of the Clouds Hut by 6pm
for dinner. My fears about our rate of progress were realised when
Pete’s speed slowed dramatically on the steep climb from the
Notch. At our first break, I decided to take the food he was
carrying plus the stove. It seemed to do the trick and both his
speed and spirits improved thereafter. The rate of ascent wasn’t as
great, either. There were some superb views from the cliff-tops the
Trail followed. It was an excellent day for views. From here, the
Trail essentially followed a long spur towards the peak of Mount
Washington (~6300’). We reached the AMC Mizpah Hut more or less on
schedule at 12:45pm and had lunch inside. They had All-You-Can-Eat
soup for $2 so I had that for lunch plus some chocolate. We left
there at 1:45pm for the remaining five miles. We soon climbed above
the tree-line and had more excellent views in all directions. Pete
was enjoying himself and we made good time, taking only one break
before arriving at the Hut at 4:20pm. It was very cold in the
wind. After a scare about not being able to get dinner, we checked
in and went down to “the dungeon” (for backpackers) which wasn’t as
bad as we’d been led to believe by Tom. We then went up to the Hut
dining area where 92 people were going to be served dinner. There
were only six in the Hut “croo”! It was lights out at 9:30pm, so we
retired before then. We were sharing “the dungeon” with Ruth, Bob,
Ruth’s daughter and two others. |
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