February 20, 2011 Hike #2
After hiking Mount Jackson we regrouped in the Highland Center and visited with my wife, Lynn, who was just relaxing for the day. Jeremy headed off to a mountain in Vermont. Sabrina, Terra, Madison, and I hit the trail just before noon. The peaks were in the clear as we looked up to Avalon (left) and Tom (right).
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The trail was well packed down so we held off on putting on our snowshoes until a mile or two into the hike. Sabrina had always hiked these peaks from the other side so this was a new trail for her.
Here's Sabrina just below the summit of Mount Avalon, a new alpine peak for her.
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From the summit of Avalon, we looked across to Mount Washington.
It looked inviting but very, very cold.
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Sabrina, Madison, and Terra on Avalon.
With her cool suit on, I've been referring to Terra as the dog of the future.
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Nearing the summit of Mount Field, winter #34 for Sabrina.
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Heading over to Mount Willey.
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After tagging Willey, winter #35 for Sabrina, we dropped down slightly to the viewpoint where we had a great view of Webster Cliffs and Mount Washington way in the back.
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Looking east.
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We backtracked and reclimbed Field (uggh!) before heading over to Mount Tom. After tagging Tom, winter #36 for Sabrina, we headed down. It is easy to see by the picture below which one of us was carrying the treats.
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We finished about 5:15. Congratulations Sabrina (and Terra) on 3 new winter 4ks!
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