Well, apparently I picked the two hottest days of the year to visit Maine, as yesterday and today were both in the upper 90s! What the heck? Just a few days ago it was 40 degrees at night in CT.
Climbing down and up Mount Cadillac in the heat was rough. Fortunately, I started early, when it was only in the mid 80s.
I'm on my way to the White Mountains right now. Blogging in the car is kinda lame; I'll try to be more detailed (and add pics) soon. A cheap motel with wi-fi would be nice.
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I hope you are having all sorts of fun! I feel like I'm camping at the CU dorms...no water...no AC....seems there is a water shortage in northern DC right now!
Go nature!
Where do you plan to hike in the White Mts? Don't know about cheap motels with wi-fi, but the national forest campgrounds are reasonable ... though packed on weekends.
Mount Washington: 1 Day hikes: Tuckerman Ravine & up to the summit, down toward Ball Crag and back across the Alpine Garden to descend Tucks. Spectacular ... long day, you need good weather.
Start at parkling lot on road to cog railway base station, go up the Jewell Trail pick up trails to the summit, back down the way you came up. Quite a long route, more gradual (easier) then the Tuckerman Ravine route.
Franconia Ridge, Mt. Lafayette: From Lafeyette Campground in Franconia Notch, up the Old Bridle Path to Greenleaf hut (2+ hours or so) and on to the summit (1 hr more); return down same route. While on the ridge hike over to Mt. Lincoln and back.
Longer version: From Lafeyette Campground go up the Falling Waters trail to Little Haystack, from there, over Mt. Lincoln to Mt. Lafeyette, and then down to Greenleaf hut and down the Old Bridle Path. This is a popular "loop" route that includes a "knife-edge" on the ridge. Going DOWN the Falling Waters trail is generally not preferred.
Shorter, easier hikes near Mt. Washington...
Take the Jewel Trail but just go to the top of Mt. Clay, then back down. You'll miss the tourist trap on the top of Mt. Washington. But if it's a nice day you'll still get spectacular views of the norther Presidentials and down into the Great Gulf.
From the same starting point go up the Ammonussuc Ravine trail to Lakes of the Clouds Hut, and from there to the summit of Mt. Monroe (20 minutes from the hut). Easy enough but not that rewarding. the Ammy is steep going up also.
Whatever you do, buy yourself a trail map!
- - - you're probably going to complete your hike before reading any of this. Typical timliness on my part. Oh well, fun anyway.
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