The conquest of Mount Washington continues! First it was Grammy Betty on the auto road and now my mom finally ran out of excuses and lived up to her promise to try and hike up. Apparently she didn't know if she could make it but I wanted her to try so we were joined by Aunt Cindy and Matthew for the trip up the Tuckerman Ravine Trail, a 4.2 mile hike with a huge 4250 feet of vertical climbing over some rough terrain. I was proud of her just for trying but we made it up successfully and some of us even had fun, or at least I did. The weather wasn't ideal but it was dramatic and just what the mountain is known for. Click the pic or here to see more. If you'd like to see the current conditions or web cams click here.Sunday, August 19, 2007
The conquest of Mount Washington continues! First it was Grammy Betty on the auto road and now my mom finally ran out of excuses and lived up to her promise to try and hike up. Apparently she didn't know if she could make it but I wanted her to try so we were joined by Aunt Cindy and Matthew for the trip up the Tuckerman Ravine Trail, a 4.2 mile hike with a huge 4250 feet of vertical climbing over some rough terrain. I was proud of her just for trying but we made it up successfully and some of us even had fun, or at least I did. The weather wasn't ideal but it was dramatic and just what the mountain is known for. Click the pic or here to see more. If you'd like to see the current conditions or web cams click here.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Mount Moriah 8-17-07
I wound up having Friday off because I was supposed to be in a golf tournament with my father but he really hurt his shoulder Tuesday practicing. I couldn't find anyone to play golf with on short notice so I went for a solo hike, my first one in a while. I hiked up Mt. Moriah just outside of Gorham to see how close Ryan and I had been last time a few winters ago when we got turned around by darkness. Turns out we missed the top by onle about 100 feet of trail. Anyways I went back to get there "officially" and here's the pics if you're interested.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
August Vacation 2007
Well, our August Vacation has come and gone, too fast as usual. We spent the week up at camp and had a great week. Thank you again to everyone who was there for everything.
To start our week on Friday night a bunch of us went out on a booze cruise courtesy of Brett & Carey. It was fun and refreshing to be out on the cool water in the heat, click here or on the picture for a few pics from that
So that was the week. We missed all of you who didn't make it up this year but we hope everyone who did had as much fun as we did.
To start our week on Friday night a bunch of us went out on a booze cruise courtesy of Brett & Carey. It was fun and refreshing to be out on the cool water in the heat, click here or on the picture for a few pics from that
Saturday afternoon Ryan and I went to the American Independence Museum in Exeter. The house itself had lots of interesting artifacts and a good guide for the tour. The tavern had no artifacts of interest and an 80 year old tour guide who didn't shave her armpits. Here, or there, are a few pictures from the museum.
After that Ryan ad I went north for some hiking and camping. We went all the way to Dixville Notch for a Saturday sunset hike up Table Rock, the most exposed ledge/cliff in the White Mountains. It is 600 feet straight down from up there. After that we camped at our spot and the next morning we hiked the Wildcat Ridge Trail. It was also a very rough exposed trail with lots of ledges. Click here or below for the hiking and camping pics.
Then it was off to camp for Jen and I where we joined most of the Kukesh side of the family for a week of sun and fun. We ate, drank, swam, golfed, went on a few trips and relaxed for a week. It was a lot of fun. Pictures from the week are here.
One of the trips we took was up the Mt. Washington Auto Road with Grammy Betty. I have been after her for years to go up here and with a good bill of health on her last doctors trip we were on our way. Grammy, my Mom, Jen, Uncle Dan and I drove to the top of New England on a beautiful day. Everyone was very proud of her for going up there. Those pictures are here.
After that Ryan ad I went north for some hiking and camping. We went all the way to Dixville Notch for a Saturday sunset hike up Table Rock, the most exposed ledge/cliff in the White Mountains. It is 600 feet straight down from up there. After that we camped at our spot and the next morning we hiked the Wildcat Ridge Trail. It was also a very rough exposed trail with lots of ledges. Click here or below for the hiking and camping pics.Then it was off to camp for Jen and I where we joined most of the Kukesh side of the family for a week of sun and fun. We ate, drank, swam, golfed, went on a few trips and relaxed for a week. It was a lot of fun. Pictures from the week are here.One of the trips we took was up the Mt. Washington Auto Road with Grammy Betty. I have been after her for years to go up here and with a good bill of health on her last doctors trip we were on our way. Grammy, my Mom, Jen, Uncle Dan and I drove to the top of New England on a beautiful day. Everyone was very proud of her for going up there. Those pictures are here.So that was the week. We missed all of you who didn't make it up this year but we hope everyone who did had as much fun as we did.
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