Angus
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This will be short -
left the trailhead parking at 5:25 AM and arrived at summit at 7:25 - the morning was cool and crisp with very clear skis. No one was on the trail and only a few folks were up at the greenleaf hut when I went by. The views from the top were spectacular - I had never been up on the summit except during a raging snow storm so it was great to look around especially east out into the Pemi Wilderness area. After a quick bite to eat, I hiked across the ridge in a southly direction passing over mt. lincoln to little haystack (not sure if that's right) and came down falling waters trail. Again, there was no one on the ridge trail the whole way. I stopped and investigated a few spots but would love to get back up to investigate further.
It is commonly recommended not to descend falling waters and i'd concur - it's rocky, wet and steep. further down, the water falls were running with a good amount of flow and were quite spectacular (the water crossings were slippery).
on the way down, I finally met my first hiker about a 1/4 mile below the tree line. she'd been camping off the trail the previous night and had lost her dog that morning coming back to the trail - hopefully she found him.
By the time, I was 1/2 way down falling waters, it was bumper to bumper traffic going up.
I arrived back at the trailhead parking at 10:15.
One thing that surprised me was the lack of bugs - I came unprepared and was obviously happy not to be harrassed.
left the trailhead parking at 5:25 AM and arrived at summit at 7:25 - the morning was cool and crisp with very clear skis. No one was on the trail and only a few folks were up at the greenleaf hut when I went by. The views from the top were spectacular - I had never been up on the summit except during a raging snow storm so it was great to look around especially east out into the Pemi Wilderness area. After a quick bite to eat, I hiked across the ridge in a southly direction passing over mt. lincoln to little haystack (not sure if that's right) and came down falling waters trail. Again, there was no one on the ridge trail the whole way. I stopped and investigated a few spots but would love to get back up to investigate further.
It is commonly recommended not to descend falling waters and i'd concur - it's rocky, wet and steep. further down, the water falls were running with a good amount of flow and were quite spectacular (the water crossings were slippery).
on the way down, I finally met my first hiker about a 1/4 mile below the tree line. she'd been camping off the trail the previous night and had lost her dog that morning coming back to the trail - hopefully she found him.
By the time, I was 1/2 way down falling waters, it was bumper to bumper traffic going up.
I arrived back at the trailhead parking at 10:15.
One thing that surprised me was the lack of bugs - I came unprepared and was obviously happy not to be harrassed.