Starting location: Beaver Brook Shelter
Ending location: Kinsman Pond Shelter
State: NH
Miles today: 13.0
Miles total: 1,801.6
We started the day with a very steep and rocky climb down from Mt Moosilauke. At times we had to get down on our hands and knees to climb down the steep rock faces. We have fallen in almost every state so far and New Hampshire has been no different. We both fell down this morning but thankfully didn't result in any major injuries.
Today was pretty slow going. The terrain is so difficult that it is tough to get into a grove during the day. It took us until 4pm to go 9 miles. Since we still had a good amount of daylight we decided to push on the additional 4 miles to Kinsman Pond Shelter. This proved to be a bad decision. The additional miles included climbing Kinsman Mountain which was the hardest climb that we have faced since the beginning of our trip in Georgia. The best way to describe it is we were no longer "hiking" but rather "rock climbing." The Whites are certainly not for the faint hearted. Many of the trails have signs saying that inexperience hikers should consider finding a different route.
The waterfalls coming down from Mt Moosilauke
Conan + Backwards
2 comments:
You are getting very close to Heaven when you are in the Whites. I grew up kiking all of them and soon you will be on the ridge looking at Mt Wash in the distance. Jeff, Meredith and myself spent two nights at Mitzpha Hut a couple of years ago and hiked to Mt. Wash and back and a couple of years later hiked Tuckerman's Ravine. Peggy and I have been in NH, MA, VT and Canada all summer and have been following your trip closely and had planned on intercepting you on the road just before you climb Mt Webster to get to Mitzpha Hut. Instead, we came back to PVB to look for wedding venues for Meredith and her future husband Aaron. I have envied every step you have taken and you need to be very proud to have experienced your trip. I always told Jeff that in the mountains you are closer to God.
Your blog is fantastic and I hope to talk with you when you get back to PVB.
With awe and admiration - Steve Klein
Hi Friends!!! I'm back from Cuba safe and sound and just caught up on your blog :) yay for being so close! I love the part where you both wrote about this journey being for YOU and taking every opportunity to enjoy it and not for Katahdin. So proud. Love you guys and will be praying for a safe journey through the Whites!
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