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Day 100

Oct 5th, 2009 by parryphrase

From Hazard’s notes:
Day 100: August 17, 2009
Travel:
From: Ore Hill Shelter, NH
To: Beaver Brook Shelter, NH
Beginning: 6:30am
Ending: 2:30pm
Number of the hiked:
a) Trail – 15.5
b) other -
c) AT Mile Marker – 1787.8 cumulative
Weather:
AM & PM: Sunny and hot. Pretty clear day so we could see for miles.
People: Crocstar, Zipper, Bamboo Moves yoga crew, Joe Kickass, Rattlefoot,
Animals: NH seems to be full of Chipmunks and toads.
Money: $0, $1773 cumulative.
Notes of the day:
AM: Woke up before the sun came up and shuffled around for food and packed up before anyone else but Croc was stirring. We had 8.7 miles of rolling hills and unnecessarily confusing road crossings before we got to the base of Mt. Moosilauke and our 3500′ climb. I actually spent 20 mins at NH 25C going up the road the wrong way then coming back down to a trail up near some power lines and then finally found the AT. I blame the sun because it was blasting me in the face where I should have been looking for the blazes. We all stopped at Jeffers Brook Shelter for an early lunch (10am) and Croc took off about an hour before we started our climb (11am) due to privy inspections and water acquisition. After a few tenths of a mile up the trail from the shelter we hit a short road walk that had a clear view of the monster we were about to face. We got to the sign where the trail turned back into the woods and it told us we had 4.1 miles to the summit so I settled into a good pace to get me to the top.

PM: About half-way up I jammed my pole into the ground pretty deep and my feet slipped so I ended up snapping my right pole again. Thankfully, just like last time, I am only a day away from an outfitter in town so it is a minor inconvenience. As I made my way closer to the summit and got above the treeline the views opened up and I was just in awe. I could see the summit with all the people on top and magnificent views of all the surrounding mountains, the Green Mountains to the west and the Whites to the northeast. At the top I dropped my pack and looked around in wonderment; it couldn’t have been a prettier day. We stayed on top for about an hour, Croc had left the summit before even Spoon had reached the summit. We would find him later down at the shelter in his sleeping bag with his book resting. While up on the summit I gave Cat a quick call to share the momentous occasion and then we got some fruit from some day hikers. Then we came down to the shelter where we found Croc and then took some time of our own to lie around and be lazy. Zipper who we met on top of Moosilauke came in soon after and we chatted for awhile until the Yoga people came in for lunch. They were an interesting bunch full of questions and food that Spoon managed to ‘Yogi’ quite a lot of. We had an apple, carrots & hummus, and a nature bar. After they left we started dinner as the guys from the last shelter came rolling in. A huge family of like 8 kids came in as we were finishing dinner and all of the campsites were taken long before they arrived so I don’t know how that’s going to work. I am however going to bed early again for an early rise tomorrow.

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