It looks like Andy Goldsworthy must have had a few extra moments on his last hike up here!

Mt. Moosilauke

Trail: Gorge Brook, Carriage Road, & Snapper

Date: 4/23/2009

Attending: Simone, & John Chicoine

Miles: 7.5-mile loop Time: 3 hours to summit. 5.5 hour total

AMC huts, / shelters / camping site: Moosilauke Ravine Lodge

Weather: 30’s, Partly Sunny (Wind chill in the low teens)

“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” John Muir

We just had to get back up here! It’s been at least several years since the last time.. We never meant for it to be so long, but life tends to spin on (out of control) and what we were sure would a be an annual event just slipped by us. Talk about drinking from living waters,,, Moosilauke has a way of refreshing the soul. If God only made one mountain for me to hike,,,, I’d be happy with Mt. Moosilauke! As those years passed by, Moosilauke also has a way of getting harder to hike than we remember. (it’s only been a few years!) But that just makes it all the more special. If it were easy, everybody would have hiked it; and that would be not cool!

This was just about the last few days of this year to find the last few flakes of snow on the summit. Although, it was more than cold enough for a serious winter storm. Simone and I hunkered down behind a small rock wall for a little shelter from the wind, (It didn’t help much.) No MATTER!!! We loved it. If it’s not cold, It’s probably not the summit of Moosilauke!

We did enjoy a seriously long (much needed) rest in the sun about half way down the Carriage road. It seemed to take forever to get to the Snapper trail. And even worse,,,, It did take forever to hike the Snapper trail cutoff. The brook at the Gorge brook bridge was a sight for sore feet and I spent almost as much time wading about in the ice water (mid thigh deep) as we did resting in the sun on the Carriage road. Now that’s a river of living water to refresh everything and everything that ails you.

We love you old friend! We won’t let years slip by again.

  1. Moosilauke1 Matt Leblank, Gabe, J&S (Winter 1998)
  2. Moosilauke2 Shawn, Ralph, Gabe, J&S (Winter 2000)
  3. Moosilauke3 Shawn, Ralph, Gary, Gabe, J&S (Winter 2002)
  4. Moosilauke4 Gary & Pete, Gabe, Noah, J&S (Winter 2003)
  5. Moosilauke5 J&S (Spring 2009)
  6. Moosilauke6 Chris, Joel, Shawn, J &S, (Fall 2011)
  7. Moosilauke7 J&S (Fall 2017)