September 22, 2012
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SLOGGING THROUGH DEEPEST DARKEST MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT
After Bar Harbor we started the long trip home.
We think this is Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. The sun was so bright I couldn’t tell what I was going to get in the picture. At 6,288 feet, it’s the tallest peak in the northeastern U.S. The weather is notoriously awful at the top. It can be a beautiful August day at the bottom and snowing at the top. Winds can top 200 MPH. Perhaps not the best place for a family picnic.
We came upon the Appalachian Trail and decided to hike it. What, you say, this picture doesn’t prove we hiked it? How about this one.
Yes, we have hiked the Appalachian Trail. Maybe not from Georgia to Maine, but at least a few hundred feet. What do you expect from four people with a combined age of 310?
A couple of pictures taken as we made our way across New England:
TOMORROW: Adventures in a foreign land
