...is an outfit i don't ever plan on wearing, to be completely honest. Numerous people in the area certainly do, however, and that's- well, just fine I guess. But my cardigan isn't a sweater- it's a mountain; yet another hike i did up in New Hampshire yesterday. Above is another silouhette self-portrait, shot at horseneck beach a week or so ago....
Mount Cardigan rests in west central NH, and has over 50 miles of trails that one can loop going up the thing. I had the opportunity to do this hike with an old friend named Derek who I hadn't seen in a few years- since he last came out and visited me in Big Sky. The trip we took was a loop that was about 5 miles, and almost 2000 feet elevation gain. Above, you can see the upper peak, and the lookers-right side was the trail we took (the holt trail), which turned into more of a climb than a hike, as you can see...
The holt trail is 1.1 miles, 1500 feet elevation gain, so it stayed interesting! I would not like to be descending that route at all, unless it was covered in snow, and i had a board strapped to my feet....the views stayed impressive through the climb, with clouds but no rain, which helped keep traction on those rocks.
The lookout tower atop Mt Cardigan, with derek next to it, looking quite proud....the view was 360 around and impressive. Short trip, good time to play some catch up with an old friend, and no plaid shorts on that mountain whatsoever....
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