Mt. Pierce (4310)

Trail: Crawford Path

Date: March 19 2005
Attending: Shawn White, Simone, & John Chicoine

Miles: 5-mile Round trip Time: 2.75hrs up, 4.5hrs. total

AMC huts, / shelters / camping site:

Weather: Mid 20’s at base, 20’ish on summit with winds gusting 40 – 55mph, bright and sunny

Another visit to a good friend: We don’t spend time up here. Life is changing, Gabe is hiking with us less and less and we just don’t do this enough. This hike was absolutely memorable. One for the books! The recent big snow falls of 2 feet of pure powder have left this trail a magical mystery tour.

From the base on up to the summit our path had hardly been traveled by more than a small hand full of Snow-Showers. To step off the 18 inch wide path pressed down into the landscape just a few inches deep was accompanied by a quick plunge into snow powder up to your hips and even deeper. The trees hadn’t shaken any of their snowy covered icing yet, (they looked like candy trees covered thick with white frosting in a ginger bread scene). The sun lit up the forests with glimmering diamonds of light reflecting off the sparkling surface of the snow from head to foot. Towards the summit where the sun and cold air had played their special magic, icicles hung from the branches like on a picture perfect Christmas tree.

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.”
Robert Louis Stevenson

The day couldn’t have been better for hiking; It just the right temperature that we could feel the cold all round us biting at the very surface of our skin, but not enough to make us feel cold inside, (untill we broke tree level). The mountain air was crisp and chilled and it filled our lungs like it needed to be there. Few places in our world (simone’s and mine, those others of us that do this), offer the kind of calling to come and do nothing but be there. It is a process that escapes all but a very few people. To invest the effort to climb the side of a mountain for several hours; to reach a summit where there is “nothing to do” (in the standards of the world). To brave bone chilling winds and icy trails to stand quietly and serenely and just let your eyes take in God’s marvelous handiwork and let your spirit be renewed by the assurance that surely this is no accident of chaos and chance.

“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

On the summit we were able to stand with our backs against the wind and convince ourselves that we had each found adequate shelter against the chill to enjoy what seemed like the better part of a 1/2 hour looking at the surrounding mountains. We had almost unobstructed 360 degree views that are usually blocked by trees just tall enough to block the view, but today the snow was deep enough that the trees tops were just barely up to our knees. The 5ft. tall summit cairn was just a single rock protruding through the surface of the snow. (Simone couldn’t resist and had to sit on it for lunch.) We managed to take our ritual few pictures at the summit and trail sign, but at the cost of instantly and painfully frozen fingers as I fumbled for the button on the camera. Shawn and Simone waisted very little time covering the several hundred yard dash facing into the wind until you reach tree cover, but I was not so wise, attempting to snap the last few irresistible shots.

These pictures that are nothing more than disappointing reminders of how futile a photograph’s attempt is at capturing the majesty and beauty of the grandeur of the White Mountains, will have to serve as reminders that we will have to do this again. Soon! And with friends (or maybe new-bes, hopefully converts to this addiction.) Until next time!

Links to all the pierce hikes:

1. Pierce 1 – (2014, Carrie, Winter)
2. Pierce 2 – (2013, Ben, Winter)
3. Pierce 3 – (2010, Tyler, Winter)
4. Pierce 4 – (2000, Gabe, Winter)
5. Pierce 5 – (2002, Shawn, Gabe, Winter)
6. Pierce 6 – (2004, Gary, Shawn, Gabe, Winter)
7. Pierce 7 – (2004, Dale, Chris, Fletcher, Gabe, Spring)
8. Pierce 8 – (2005, Shawn, Gabe, Winter)
9. Pierce 9 – (First summit, 1999, Winter)

May God Bless !!!

 

 

Mt. Pierce (4310)

Trail: Crawford Path

Date: March 27 1999

Attending: Gabe, Simone, & John Chicoine

Miles: ???? Round trip Time: 3.75hrs up, 6.5hrs. total

AMC huts, / shelters / camping site: Mizpah

Weather: Sunny, mid 50’s at base, 40’ish on summit no wind, hot sun,

What a beautiful day! First new 4K of the new year! Started at 10:00AM at the 1’ST parking lot on Mt. Clinton Road. We took the Crawford Path to the top of Mt. Pierce, made the loop to Mizpah hut, then to the Mizpah cutoff, and back down to the Crawford Path.

The Crawford path to Pierce was a very easy path well traveled that morning with foot holes to step in. There was a section of the Crawford path that branched after the Mizpah cutoff that turned into a single footpath with a few blowdowns, but just enough to make things fun. (I’d say most people went the Mizpah hut way). The Summit of Pierce was crusted over and we had to kick our boots into the crust to make a safe footing, (here is where crampons would have made things a bit safer but snowshoes even with crampons were inappropriate.) We met a couple vacationing from Europe that had hiked from the Crawford hostile, up Crawford path, and from the Mizpah hut in street shoes and street cloths: I.E. He was in a dress leather jacket and dress shoes. She was in a parka that one would wear to the mall in winter. Mt. Washington was 5.5 miles away but the day was so clear it looked like we could reach out and open the doors on the buildings. The Crawford Path across the ridge over to Eisenhower and Monroe was snow covered and looked inviting to hike over to Mt. Washington. Later we heard that the sun and recent rains had iced Washington up so hard that you couldn’t get an Ice axe into it. The Ice was several inches thick.

It’s a good thing we brought our snowshoes. John and I used them on our way down from Mt. Pierce to the Mizpah hut. On the way we stopped at a large exposed rock outcropping to sun our selves and have lunch. The last 1/4 mile of the trail before the hut was very steep and we slid and stumbled and dragged the snowshoes under the trees, and post-holed 3 to 4 feet deep. John got cut and scratched legs because he was hiking in shorts! Gabe didn’t posthole much because he was light enough to keep from breaking through the crus, but with the hot sun in the afternoon heating the snow slope on the south-west side of MT Pierce we were postholing a lot but only on the short steep section. We pushed hard on the Mizpah cutoff path to get to Crawford path, mainly because we were unsure of the trails. All the blazes were under the snow so we couldn’t locate the trails by name. The sun sets early, and we didn’t have a lot of time to recover if we happened to be on a wrong trail. Once we got to Crawford Path it was a nice relaxing hike back to the car with 15 minutes of daylight to spare. One of these days we’ll have to do this again. We might even hike Crawford path in the summer just to see what the trail looks like.

Links to all the pierce hikes:

1. Pierce 1 – (2014, Carrie, Winter)
2. Pierce 2 – (2013, Ben, Winter)
3. Pierce 3 – (2010, Tyler, Winter)
4. Pierce 4 – (2000, Gabe, Winter)
5. Pierce 5 – (2002, Shawn, Gabe, Winter)
6. Pierce 6 – (2004, Gary, Shawn, Gabe, Winter)
7. Pierce 7 – (2004, Dale, Chris, Fletcher, Gabe, Spring)
8. Pierce 8 – (2005, Shawn, Gabe, Winter)
9. Pierce 9 – (First summit, 1999, Winter)

“Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the landscape!”
Henry David Thoreau

Mt. Moosilauke (4802)

Trail: Gorge Brook – Carriage Road – Snapper Tr.

Date: 11/25/98

Attending: Matt LeBlanc, Gabe, Simone & John Chicoine

Miles: 7.5-mile loop Time: 3 hours to summit. 6 hour total

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

Weather: Sunny, clear, gentle cooling breeze

Moosilauke Again!!! We love this mountain!

This is our answer to “BLACK FRIDAY”. Shop this!

This time it’s in new fallen snow! The snow was a foot deep or more at the base but the trail was well traveled and easily hiked in bare boots. Towards the summit there were a few blow-downs and we had to step to the side off the trail. We could see from the post-holes that the snow was at least 2 feet deep in most spots. Last night they had a sleet storm on the summit that sprayed the mountain with several inches of the finest snow we’d ever seen. What a Hike! Undoubtedly our prettiest hike ever and one that we will spend a lifetime looking for these conditions again.

The temps were perfect, 30’s at the base, and high teens on the summit with just enough wind to put a sting in the air. The air was so clear that if someone waved at us from the base, we could have seen him smiling. The snow formed a feather that extruded off of everything, even the tiniest pine branch. We took lots of pictures with a disposable wide-angle camera. I can remember shooting one of Gabe, Simone and Matt hiking along a ridge while I was off to the side, it looked like we were on Mt. Everest. Of all the trips this is the one that we lost the camera on. (After 2 years WE FOUND THE Camera, and you are looking at just a few of the shots! The lodge was closed. The road to the lodge and all the paths around the lodge were glare ice. (I meen total “skating rink” ice. The only way we could get down from the parking lot to the trail was to hug the railings (that were also covered in glare ice). Thank God the trails weren’t like the paths by the lodge. We only saw two other hikers the entire day; both passed us on the way up. Hey! What’s the hurry? If all goes well we hope to hike this one again the day after Thanksgiving 1999. What a lofty goal…

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)

 

Mt. Moosilauke (4802)

Trail: Gorge Brook – Carriage Road – Snapper Tr.

Date: 11/25/2000

Attending: Shawn White, Ralph Chicoine, Gabe, 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: Sunny, clear, cool wind

Moosilauke Again! Again!

Aint no mountain like dis-here mountain.

Exactly 2 years after our last spectacular winter Moosilauke Hike we done did it again. And true to this mountain’s character it was absolutely beautiful. The road to Ravine Lodge was snow covered with several inches but it had been well-traveled and fairly easy to drive. Timing is everything for this hike, we need snow on the mountain but not on the road. Too much snow on the road and they close it up for the winter. Not enough snow on the summit and it’s just another great hike. But if you time it just right the mountain transports you into a picture perfect world. Speaking of picture perfect between Ralph and us we shot 48 pictures.

On this hike, the base had several inches of new snow, increasing to between 12 to 15 inches of fresh fallen winter wonderland powder at the summit. As always the trail was well broken and easy to follow. From the lookout at the hairpin turn before the summit stretch, we could identify 20 or more 4K’s.

From the summit, we could see Mt. Monadnock in Massachusetts like it was part of the Whites. The temperatures on this hike couldn’t have been better for a winter hike. We started the morning at 9:30 in 20 degree temps, (felt a bit chilly and we all layered up but within 15 minutes we were stripping back down to the shirts.

It wasn’t until we reached the hairpin that we layered back up. This time most of us put on everything we brought. Shawn even stripped totally down to put on his polly thermies for the cold out on the open summit. As soon as we stepped above the tree-line we knew we were at 4800ft. on a brisk winter day. Without my Balaclava tight over my face, I got brain freeze on the forehead within a minute. The wind chill brought us down to the low single numbers but we were all dressed well enough to linger on the summit for 10 or more minutes. (All we could take without keeping moving.) We continued on over the summit to the Carriage Road ridge trail in search for a spot still on the top but out of the wind, for lunch. With the warmth of the sun and no wind we had lunch in a comfortable, sunny, 20+ degrees. We weren’t the only ones to know a good thing this day. The mountain had lots of visitors on this afternoon; at least 30 or more that we saw!

Not that we were trying, but we did the loop back to the car in 5.5 hours, with a good 30 minutes of break and lingering on the summit. Our second Thanksgiving Moosilauke hike was a delight. There’s nothing like God’s Wilderness Sanctuary to put one in the Christmas spirit. When Simone starts singing Christmas songs, (by Alvin And The Cipmunks,,,) you know she’s happy!

So let’s see,,, We could have spent the day driving around parking lots not finding any place to park. Then jamming my car into the last parking spot at the mall. Spent hours elbow to elbow with hordes of hacking shoppers, looking for that great deal on something so useless that we wouldn’t end up giving it to somebody for Christmas anyway. Bla, Bla, Bla, Bla, Bla,,, or spent the day with 4 great friends and 30 other like minded people on the greatest place on earth. I did the right thing!

 

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)

Moosilauke; a visit to an old friend.

Trail:Gorge Brook

Date: 11/29/2002

Attending: Shawn White, Ralph Chicoine, Gary Gilchrest, Gabe, 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: Snowing, White-out conditions on the summit

On this hike the base had several inches of snow increasing to between 12 to 15 inches of fresh falling winter wonderland powder throughout the hike. The trail was well broken in and easy to follow. This was one of Gary and Ralph’s first serious winter 4K hikes. We started up with solid cloud cover hiding the summit at 9:30 in 20 degree temps.

We found one!

Can anybody see the next one?

The white powder started falling within the first 30 minutes of our hike and continued for the rest of the day. The ride into the Ravine lodge was very tricky/slippery. Thank God for good tires. (The ride home was snow covered all the way down into Concord.) Dressing for this one was a bit tricky, we wanted to be in shirts and vests because of the temps, but the snow was soaking us enough that we needed extra layers to keep dry and warm. The down side of this extra layering was that we were wetting through from sweat. By the time we reached the last section of the climb where the trees thin out enough to get a preview of the cold winds, we were all as layered up as we could be.

What a disappointment when we stepped onto the open summit only to find such inhibiting white-out conditions. We could only guess where the summit was from past experience so we pulled out the compass in hopes of finding the first cairn. We decided to send out a scouting party to search for cairns to the top. We could see a human figure standing at a cairn, but we couldn’t see the cairns themselves (white on white). We managed to work this process for three cairns up towards the summit, but soon we would have to pull the person standing at the trailhead (loosing our century to the trailhead off the mountain.) We opted to call it off. So we didn’t touch the sign on the summit, (all of us have at one time or another) and one view of 30 ft. of white-out is a s good as the next.

Was this your lunch?

None the less, we all had a wonderful hike and the snow falling added such a pleasant feeling to the time we spent with this gentle giant

None of us wanted to leave. On our descent we opted to have lunch at the first section of the trail that provided us some shelter from the storm. We can’t wait for our next winter hike in the Whites.

Winter’s here! It’s time for snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing! To get any better than this, we’d have to be hiking into heaven. Thank’s God.

 

 

 

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)

A hot drink never tasted so good!

Was this November? 23’rd? Where’s the SNOW!

Mt. Moosilauke

Trail: Gorge Brook

Date: 11/23/2003

Attending:Pete & Gary Gilchrest, Gabe, Noah, 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: 50’s, Sunny

Oh brother where art thou?

Don’t get me wrong, we loved this hike and the views and temps were fabulous, but ,,,, Where’s the SNOW? Usually we have several feet on the summit by this time of the season. But this time there was no hint of snow anywhere in the Whites on the roads and we didn’t reach any snow on the trail until the last 1/2 mile. Even on the summit the snow was only a few inches deep with lots of open earth. We had lots of time to do the hike, so we moderated our pace quite a bit to accommodate for the fact that most of us haven’t been hiking for a few months or more. We all liked the relaxed pace. The temps were so unseasonably warm that we just couldn’t bring ourselves to leave the summit in less than an hour of enjoying the views. At one point during the hike Gary hiked without a shirt, (This was for the top 1/4 of the trek up!) I don’t have a picture of this but it will not be an image I will forget. Considering just a few years ago Gary considered himself a “non-winter” hiker. Even on the summit it was quite comfortable in just a short sleeved shirt and a vest or sweater. Speaking of sweaters, Nice sweater Gary; Very fashionable.

A face we don’t see at the top often.

I was especially glad to have Noah on this peak with us. He doesn’t hike much with us, but if there is a mountain that could be considered “the best of the Whites”, Moosilauke is the one. It’s within the top 10 highest peaks and the vast open (above treeline) summit is one of the nicest peaks to visit. Although Noah’s bagged 6 or 7 peaks by now, this peak is my favorite and I believe epitomizes the White Mountain experience. Good to have you along, even if I ended up carrying up your pack because you secretly decided (against my specific request) to pack 6 pounds of camera gear and lenses.

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)

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)

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. — John Muir

Mt. Moosilauke (4802)

Trail: Gorge Brook – Carriage Road – Snapper Tr.

Date: 09/28/2011

Attending: Joel Lapoint, Chris Croteau, Shawn White, Simone, & John Chicoine

Miles: 3.7 up, 3.8miles down Time: 3 hours to summit. 6 hour total

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

Weather: Sunny, clear, gentle cooling breeze

 

Another great hike to our old friend in the whites, with two new 4k hikers on their first official Bag. What a great experience! I think this hike surprised the boys just how long it was, just how much time it took, and just how tired they were. That’s peak bagging!

I say without hesitation, God has blessed Simone and I with this opportunity to get to know these boys and we count ourselves lucky to consider their friendship ours! What a pleasure it is to be lucky enough the share the excitement of standing on their first 4000 footer, and to share for the first time the wonder of God’s greatness alive in His creation from the summit of this great mountain. Neither they or we will ever forget it.

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools. — John Muir

For us we were treated to a new and absolutely out of the ordinary and unimaginable happening; we stumbled right into the middle of the Dartmouth College Orientation week. It was a collage of East meets West, Woodstock meets Lolopalooza, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and the 21’st century all thrown into a social blender, laced with a heavy dose of Positive Self speak Ego Brainwashing, all spilled out on the holy ground of the base of Mt Moosilauke. We had to walk better than a ½ mile to find ourselves out of ear shot of the roar of the crowds, and blare of the over amplified sound system. (It was… We are here, and we believe we deserve to be noticed.) The summit was a cacophony of large groups of self absorbed College freshmen, the epitome of this 21’st century spawn of the upper middle class, Self centered, Self gratifying, Self aggrandizing plebes, all seeking to impress and be impressed by each other. The majesty of this spectacular mountain was only but a cool backdrop to the presence of these little deities.

The smiles in this picture says it all.

(This picture was taken before the looonnnggggg slog back down to the car.)

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)

 

Mt. Moosilauke (4802)

Trail: Gorge Brook – Carriage Road – Snapper Tr.

Date: 10/12/2017

Attending: Simone, & John Chicoine

Miles: 3.7 up, 3.8miles down Time: 2.5 hours to summit. 6 hour total

AMC huts, / shelters / camping site: The New! Moosilauke Ravine Lodge

Weather: Sunny, clear, gentle cooling breeze

Happy Birthday to me, (Well, close enough); and a better gift would be hard to beat. I do love Mt. Moosilauke.

The Gorge brook trail has been re-routed because of storm damage from several years ago. (this adds an extra 1/2mile.)

The trailhead has been relocated a 100yards up, (away from the lodge) because of the construction on the new Ravine lodge. I do suspect that this might be a permanent relocation; It doesn’t look like Dartmouth is going to be so open to having hordes of mountain stumble bums sullying up their new lodge. (I hope I’m wrong.) (I do have a strong suspicion that the lodge road may be open year-round.)

It’s always too long between visits to this grand summit. For Simone and I, it’s been at least 4 years. It’s good to know that we still got it. (Not that we were trying, best hike time ever.) Not bad for a couple of 64-year olds.

 

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)