July 2- 6

Baxter State Park

This weekend we ended a journey that we un-knowingly began back in 1998 when we started hiking for fun. Sometime in the year 2000 the peak bagging bug bite us, first Bob, and soon after - Geri. On October 11, 2003 we completed our goal of summiting the NH 48 4000 footers and immediately set our sites on completing another list - the Hundred Highest peaks in New England.

Over the last 21 months we have had some wonderful experiences, pushed ourselves beyond what we had thought we could, seen sights that few do, and met many other hikers, including many from the AMC and VFTT websites.

We picked to finish the list on top of Baxter Peak which many view as the most magnificent peak in New England. By adding Hamlin peak as part of the hike, it was one of the harder hikes we have done, but worth every footstep taken.

Around 3 PM on July 4, 2005 under bright blue skys, along with Julie, and Micheal J from VFTT, we joined hands as we approached the summit of Baxter Peak and finished our journey as several others looked on including a young woman starting her own journey to Georgia on the Appalachian Trail - we wish her a safe journey.

This is a map of the area we visited in Baxter State Park.

Links to Photos of our trip.

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