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Mount Garfield - 10-1-06

MarcHowes

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Date(s) Hiked: 10-1-06

Trails(s) Hiked: Garfield Trail

Total Distance: 10.2

Difficulty: Pretty hard but not -that- bad

Conditions: Rainy, Intense wind

Special Required Equipment: Poncho was useful until being annihilated by wind.

Trip Report:

Finally got Garfield after two attempts to tack it onto other trips, I guess it was jsut out of reach enough to have to giv its own hike.

Main report is here:

http://hoosactunnel.net/nonhoosac/NH/Garfield061001

Let me tell you all, the wind up at the summit was unbelievable. A shame there was no view, but the 70+ mph wind in the little rock wind gap made it worth while..
 

thetrailboss

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You could only do it today? I would have said to wait until the weather changed. It was pretty dangerous out there I imagine.
 

Mike P.

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Ditto on the view & I've seen it when stunning & when poking your head up out of the foundation on the summit stunned your face with wind & rain. Clear is better, an occasional day in the elements is not too bad with the right gear too.
 

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Yup, doesn't suck.

-dave-
 

Mike P.

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I'll guess at late April, early May or early November. We could look at Dave's site, www.hikethewhites.com to see the trip report too....
I'll have to figure out how to add a couple of my own when I get back from my trip this week
 
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