May 16, 2004

Mt Wolf

Our original goal for today was Scar Ridge which is a bushwack. But it rained all night and didn't stop until 7:00 AM. When we met Julie and Dannette at the Golden Arches in Lincoln we agreed that it would be too wet and switch to Plan B - Mt Wolf, another peak on the Y-Alpine list.

This is the profile of the hike from our GPS.

We start out on the Kinsman Ridge trail which. It starts out going uphill quiuckly.

Soon it levels out as you reach the ridge. Due to all the rain the night before the trail was wet in many areas.

Time to loose some clothing as we warm up.

The trail is well maintained with rogs/logs to walk on over most of the wet areas.

Very hazing morning - or were we in the clouds?

Throughout the hike we kept commenting on how green everything was.

Here is Julie descending the last section before the junction with the Gordon Brook trail.

Although we took the Gordon Brook trail to return to a car we had dropped off on Rte 112, for now we continue on the Kinsman Ridge trail towards Mt Wolf..

But not before a quick snack. Dannette brought some great treats along to share.

The woods opened up in this area, but still wet.

One of many large puddle crossings we encountered.

All of the crossings were very doable - although poles helped for balance.

Enjoying lunch on top of Mt Wolf with a view of the Franconia Ridge - hidden in clouds.

Hard to identify the mountains you are looking at when you cannot see the tops.

A happy group :>.

The clouds finally lifted enough for a view of Mt Liberty & FLume.

On the return trip we stopped off at Gordon Pond.

Julie is checking the map for the return while Dannette simply enjoys being outdoors today.

Another view of the pond with a peak in the background.

We encountered 8 brook crossings on the way down. Some were simple to cross, others we had to scout around for the best spot to cross, and the largest one at the bottom required we build a partial bridge to get across.

Luckily this crossing already had a mini bridge to walk across.

Juile, Geri, and Dannette waiting for Bob to cross.

The bottom couple of miles of the Gordon Brook trail is very flat and easy to follow.

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