Wanderings

I'm skipping all the "new job" details for now, but yes, I do have a new job as a wilderness therapy guide for a company here in Vermont. I have block scheduling, meaning I work for eight days and then have six days off. This means I have lots of time to go hiking. My first shift ended last Thursday so I've been out a little bit since then. Saturday I went to the Franconia ridge and hiked Mts. Flume and Liberty (it was really warm that day, probably in the upper 40s), Monday I went up to northern NH and hiked Mt. Cabot (also a warm hike), and today I visited the Presidentials and ticked off Mts. Eisenhower and Pierce (not warm at all by any stretch of the imagination). I wanted to get Jackson, too, but due to scheduling conflicts I ran out of time. Pictures are pretty lackluster, but I'll include some because that way you don't have to read as much.

Looking north from the summit of Eisenhower

Looking south to Pierce, Jackson, and a lot more mountains (Cardigan is almost dead center)

Going up Eisenhower

Looking northeast from the summit. Mt. Monroe is just left of center

My first glimpse of the ridge today

The trail was a bit icy

These are the cranberry bars I mentioned previously

Summit of Cabot

These are cranberry cinnamon rolls. They didn't last long

Heading up Cabot. The majority of the hike was in birch glades

Unknown Pond. There are campsites along here and I'd like to stay here sometime

Heading down, looking back at the summit of Liberty

Looking back at Flume from Liberty's summit. Sometime I'd like to just hike right up those slides

Looking at Liberty (left) and the rest of the Franconia Ridge

It's weird to see green and snow. I love ferns

This trail was icy

Looking down one of the slide chutes from Flume