89 Days on the trail and counting
Monk is ready to start the five peaks.
Maris reporting on 7/31/15:
Well it’s day 89 on the trail. Tim is in The White Mountains of New Hampshire and has hiked 5 peaks in 2 days on the Franconia Ridge. He has lost 40 lbs. and is between a 32 and 34-inch waist. He has hiked more than 750 miles and has about 300 or so left to reach Mt. Katahdin, Maine (100 of those will be the 100-mile wilderness in Maine).
I was able to visit him in Vermont and we took a trip to LL Bean and EMS in Lebanon, New Hampshire to get him outfitted with a lighter weight pack and new detachable pants/shorts as his old stuff was now hanging off him. Tim reports these past few uphill climbs of Mt. Lafayette and Garfield have been scary and strenuous.
Atop Mt. Garfield. Looking toward South Twin Mountain.
Approaching Mt. Lafayette. This two-mile stretch was all above treeline.
Tim summits Lafayette. It was windy and hard to get a good pic.
At Lafayette summit. Morning Fog — Monk called it spooky, but I thought it looked cool.
It is steep climbing with very rocky uphills that are more like bouldering than upright walking on a trail. I had no idea how rough the trail was until I hiked a relatively easy part in Vermont. Now I am even more impressed with Tim and all the other hikers’ endurance and perseverance in achieving their goals.
As seen from Mt. Lafayette. This descent was hard on my knees as was the descent from Garfield.
He said Lincoln was almost as good as rock hopping.
Looking forward to more photos and to hearing from Tim when the phone gods allow.
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