It was an amazing day for hiking. With the intention of getting back to Boston early, Sarah picked us up around 4:45am, so after driving through up to New Hampshire and through some of the Whites, we got started around 8:15. After crossing a pretty big stream, the hike started out pretty damn steep.
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| X-Treme River Crossing |
After half an hour, we were all silently considering going back to the car. But we didn't, and after a few handfuls of peanut MandM's (the blag doesn't like when I use ampersands?) we made it to the first summit: Wildcat D. Part of the Wildcat Ridge is a ski mountain, and there was actually a working gondola by the summit. Awesome views of the east side of Mt. Washington.
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| Views weren't too bad |
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| I can't believe I skied that shit last year... |
A few ups and downs along the ridge, but after that first big uphill, it wasn't too bad. We went along some other summits (Wildcat C, Wildcat B) that don't "count" in terms of 4000 footers, and in fact it was difficult to tell when we were at a summit. We made it to Wildcat A, or "Wildcat Mountain," for a great view of Carter Dome and some lakes. Apples and peanut M+M's were had by all. Best part about the summit: adorable golden retrievers pupping around all over the place.
The hike back down was... let's just say... fuck. My knee took a serious beating. But after what seemed like an eternity (but probably wasn't) we made it back to the river crossing. At this point we were so hot, sweaty, dirty, and in crazy knee pain, that we all took our boots off and waded across. Seriously, why can't I end ALL my hikes like that? So insanely refreshing. It scratched me right where I itched.
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