Lisa and I are planning on doing an AMC hut traverse in the White Mountains of NH this summer. This trip will require more packweight than a dayhike, but still less than a full backpacking trip. As such, we decided that we should "train" a little, and get Lisa used to the new pack, the hiking distance, and the packweight.
After my 1:00 basketball game on Sunday, we headed up to Delaware Water Gap to stash a car. We then drove up (and up, and up) to the intersection of PA 191 and the AT, for a 4:30 start of our 7-mile trek. We saw some other hikers, one was doing some raptor watching, and the other was finishing up his sectioned AT thru-hike (he started at the beginning of April, and hiked 20 miles in 4" of snow last weekend).
About a mile into the hike, we discovered that Lisa left her car key in my car (I've never seen her so upset). Never fear, as a Geib is always prepared! The trail eventually evened out to a fire road along the ridge. There were lots of butterflies and birds.
After the DWG vista, we headed down to town for dinner, and to change Lisa's forsaken shoes. We finished at 7:30, but while our shadows were long the entire time, the hike did not require a "headlamp finish". It was really neat to hike at this time of day, as we usually hike in the morning. Other than Lisa's uncomfortable boots, the packs, weight, and distance were all fine. We got home at 9:30, took a quick shower, and passed out.
Pictures.
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