July 5th

After a lovely wedding in Bethel and TWO zero days with my parents at Dolly Copp Campground, I hit the trail in Crawford Notch with Jerry (chemistry prof at UNE). We headed into the Presidentials with a wonderful weather forecast. Unfortunately on the second day we woke up to summits in the fog...with winds gusting up to around 60mph. That's enough to knock you sideways, and off your feet if you stumble. We had an ambitious 12 mile day planned, hitting all the mountain peaks along the ridgeline (Clinton, Eisenhower, Washington, Clay, Jefferson, Adams). We had lunch on Washington, and luckily as we descended the clouds started to lift. By the time we reached Jefferson we had clear views. The timing worked out well, as I had never hiked on the northern half of the Presies before, so that's where the views mattered most. Jerry got off at Pinkham Notch to head home, and I finished out the Whites through the Carter-Moriah Range.