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Dumb Question of the Day: What's a Traverse? 
You'd have to be there I guess.
Date(s) Hiked:
August 20, 2004
Trails(s) Hiked:
Wildcat Ridge Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail
Total Distance:
8.9 miles, Elev. gain 3250'
(based on AMC WMG 27th ed.)
Difficulty:
Difficult, Steep sections, lots of P.U.D.s
Conditions:
Cloudy to start, Rain midday, Mostly sunny by late afternoon, a little humid most of the day.
Special Required Equipment:
Rain gear
Trip Report:
Julie, Diane, MtnMagic, Ghostdog and I started out at 9:00am from the Glen Ellis Falls parking area. We crossed the Ellis River with little difficulty and began the climb up Wildcat E. This initial steep, rough, step filled ascent was the most difficult part of the hike. The trail was interesting enough though with a crevice cave and good views from the ledges. The summit of Wildcat E is located in a wooded area similar to that of East Peak (Osceola). It's a rock several feet to the right of the trail with the letter E painted on it. The summit is not at the survey markers out on the ledges.
After passing E Peak we arrived at the summit station where the Wildcat gondola was bringing the lazy tourists :lol: up the mountain. Some of them milled about the closed summit station, while others ventured across the ridge as far as A Peak. We met a Nobo here headed for Katahdin. We was getting his food delivered to him at trailheads every five days so he wouldn't have to carry more than thirty pounds.
After another short, but steep climb we reached D Peak where we had some snacks on the tower. (A tower in need of some repairs) Then we pushed on over several P.U.D.S. bagging C and B Peaks.
After briefly visiting the View Point on A Peak, we located and bagged the summit. (a rock several feet to the right of the view area) Then we headed down the steep North slope to the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, which we followed East about .2 miles to the Carter Notch Hut where we had lunch and the caretaker told us the truth about "fir waves". MtnMagic was wrrooonnng. :lol: (This is a trip report; if you wish to learn about "fir waves", search Google
)
After a lengthy lunch break, 30-35 minutes, we followed the easy Nineteen Mile Brook Trail down to it's trailhead parking area where we had spotted some vehicles prior to the hike. Total time from trailhead to trailhead was 8.5 hours. 1.5 hours over book time. It must have been the rain that slowed us down, or maybe it had something to do with who was in the lead. :lol:
Note: Some areas were a little muddy, but not too bad considering recent rains. No blowdowns to speak of.
You'd have to be there I guess.
Date(s) Hiked:
August 20, 2004
Trails(s) Hiked:
Wildcat Ridge Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail
Total Distance:
8.9 miles, Elev. gain 3250'
(based on AMC WMG 27th ed.)
Difficulty:
Difficult, Steep sections, lots of P.U.D.s
Conditions:
Cloudy to start, Rain midday, Mostly sunny by late afternoon, a little humid most of the day.
Special Required Equipment:
Rain gear
Trip Report:
Julie, Diane, MtnMagic, Ghostdog and I started out at 9:00am from the Glen Ellis Falls parking area. We crossed the Ellis River with little difficulty and began the climb up Wildcat E. This initial steep, rough, step filled ascent was the most difficult part of the hike. The trail was interesting enough though with a crevice cave and good views from the ledges. The summit of Wildcat E is located in a wooded area similar to that of East Peak (Osceola). It's a rock several feet to the right of the trail with the letter E painted on it. The summit is not at the survey markers out on the ledges.
After passing E Peak we arrived at the summit station where the Wildcat gondola was bringing the lazy tourists :lol: up the mountain. Some of them milled about the closed summit station, while others ventured across the ridge as far as A Peak. We met a Nobo here headed for Katahdin. We was getting his food delivered to him at trailheads every five days so he wouldn't have to carry more than thirty pounds.
After another short, but steep climb we reached D Peak where we had some snacks on the tower. (A tower in need of some repairs) Then we pushed on over several P.U.D.S. bagging C and B Peaks.
After briefly visiting the View Point on A Peak, we located and bagged the summit. (a rock several feet to the right of the view area) Then we headed down the steep North slope to the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, which we followed East about .2 miles to the Carter Notch Hut where we had lunch and the caretaker told us the truth about "fir waves". MtnMagic was wrrooonnng. :lol: (This is a trip report; if you wish to learn about "fir waves", search Google
)After a lengthy lunch break, 30-35 minutes, we followed the easy Nineteen Mile Brook Trail down to it's trailhead parking area where we had spotted some vehicles prior to the hike. Total time from trailhead to trailhead was 8.5 hours. 1.5 hours over book time. It must have been the rain that slowed us down, or maybe it had something to do with who was in the lead. :lol:
Note: Some areas were a little muddy, but not too bad considering recent rains. No blowdowns to speak of.
