Hikers: Pat, Lincoln, Luna
Weather: 40s, cloudy
Miles: 5.6
Elevation Gain: 2600 ft
Duration: 3.5 hrs
I took the dogs up Mt. Tremont today. It was the first time I’d been hiking in a couple months; it was nice to get out. Jodie’s ankle is still healing (she broke it running with the dogs at Tower Hill), so she wasn’t able to come.
Mt. Tremont is in Crawford Notch, though at the southern end. The trail climbs moderately for the most part, and never that steeply. After crossing the Stony Brook (1.5 miles?) it climbs increasingly steep until reaching the summit. The summit has some open ledge with great views toward the Kancamangus Hwy valley, Passacaonaway, the Tripyramids, Carrigain, etc. The view down to Sawyer Pond was very interesting. The area looks vast and wilderness-like.
Despite it being mid December, there was basically no snow on the entire trail. Near the top there was a very small cover in many places, but not everywhere. The trail was almost completely bare except for some special areas. I can’t recall a December with so little snow in the mountains.
This was a fun hike, and a little more challenging than I expected. I’d like to go back on a clear day to take in the full view.
1 comment:
What wonderful pictures!
What caught my eye in technorati though was the comment on the "lack of snow". I am trying to get ideas about where the snow is this time of year. I myself have planned a trip to GSMNP in Janurary, but I'm really looking for somewhere with snow. I guess NH is out of the question as well. Wonderful read though!
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