After a day of working in the yard (WS on the walkway and myself on planting irises and cutting back dead stalks), Jimmy came over and we went for a ride. WS decided we should go to Mt. Kearsarge, for a fairly short ride.
We took the 1/2 mile walk to the fire tire at the top. 1/2 mile doesn't sound like much, but the grade is pretty steep and the trail mostly broken rock, so it took a while to climb. Most people seem to only make it about 1/4 mile (that is, those that bother to get out of the parking lot and make the climb), to the 1st really nice view on an outcrop of rock.
The view was amazing, but we will have to go on a clear day instead of a hazy day. We will also have to take a map so we can figure out what lakes are what (we could see 6 huge lakes) and which mountain peaks are which.
When we got home, 4 hours after we left (pretty usual for a 2 hour ride for us), we grilled hamburgers and sent Jimmy on his way so we could get some sleep.
What a nice way to spend a late afternoon!
Sounds fabulous! Uh...timing is everything around your mountains, isn't it? Good luck in getting a clearer view, one of these days.
Posted by: Cop Car | August 22, 2005 at 06:57 AM