It seems as though trail builders throughout New Hampshire have never heard of a switchback before. Hiking has been much more challenging ever since getting into this state. Out of Hanover, I had two great days of hiking! It has been cool, breezy and cloudy. Currently I am at 'Hikers Welcome' hostel in Glenclif, NH; a nice place with showers, internet, beds and dinner. They shuttled us all into town to buy food about an hour ago. Tomorrow I am starting the day with Mt. Moosilauke, the first big peak in my hike (4,800 ft.). The top is above treeline!!! So, I'm super excited for that, and have only 28 miles until Franconia Notch where I am meeting my Dad and Mr. Bean on Thursday. Tomorrow, after climbing Moosilauke, I will cross Kinsman Notch which is the official starting point of the White Mountain National Forest. That is what is going on schedule-wise.
For those of you who have ever wondered if you can have too much fiber in a day, the answer is YES you can! Oats and caramel breakfast bars sounded pretty good to me when I was shopping for food, and I paid no attention to the fact that each bar contains 35% of your daily fiber. My first morning out of Hanover I had fiber one bars for breakfast. Multiply that by three, and guess what...it equals way too much fiber to have before 7 in the morning! I'm not going to say anything else other than it was a smelly day, and I wouldn't recommend fiber one bars to anyone unless you really need them.
I'm glad to have hiking poles for the elevation changes, which are getting more drastic as I get north. Weather is going to be one of the primary concerns coming into the ridges and mountains above treeline. The forecast is always the same for the Whites; partially cloudy, 50% chance of precipitation. Basically people have no idea if it will storm or not, and you just need to look around at the skies to see what's going on. Lightening storms are the concern, and when you see something coming it's immediately downhill to lower elevation for cover. Hopefully we will have great weather, and that won't be a concern.
Things are great, and I'll be in Lincoln, NH on Thursday. Talk to some of yall then I'm sure! Take care, and thanks for following!
The Kid
4 comments:
Loving the blog Sam! Say hi to your dad and Mr Bean for me.
love the fiberone story. sounds like something that would happen to you.
Hi Sam, glad to hear that the trek is going well, tell your Dad hello from the "Hedgehog" - go easy on him!
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