Wow, it seems like so much has happened since we've been in Hanover! New Hampshire is a beautiful state as well! The first couple days of the state was very similar to Vermont- breath taking views on top of mountains that weren't too hard of climbs. Then, we started the Whites... our first mountain in this range was Mt Moosilauke, which so far is my favorite mountain! Most of the mountains we climbed in the Whites were above tree line on top, so there were basically 360 degree views on top of everything! (Having nice views all day really makes climibing 3000 feet more enjoyable and rewarding). After our first mountain in the Whites, we got into the town of Lincoln and stayed at a wonderful hiker hostel called One Step at a Time. It is ran by a guy named Chet and he is a really wonderful person! We had a blast there, and took a day off to prepare ourselves for the rest of the Whites.
Man... did the rest of the Whites kick our butts!! It was still amazing-- there were a ton of weekend and section hikers who were really nice. The mountains themselves however, are no joke!! We basically climbed up and down 3000+ feet everyday! The Whites also had huts that people pay too much to stay in, but the thru hikers can do work for stay and eat left overs... I might have actually gained weight in this part of the trail because of all the good left overs! The "croo" at the huts were also very cool people (for the most part... of course there's always at least one bad apple, but oh well). Mt Washington is the second highest peak on the AT and it took us about a day and a half to get all the way up and over it! We also hit most of the presidential peaks on the way- the AT doesn't actually go over all the summits, but there were plenty of side trails. We had some nasty weather our first couple days out, so we might actually come back and do the Franconia Ridge again so we can actually see what its like on top :) I seemed to have hurt my ankle coming down Washington tho... so we're taking a day off here in Gorham to see if it just needs rest or if its slightly more serious. It was swollen yesterday, but its going down so I'm just taking it easy!
In Chicken Pot Pie news... well, we don't actually know where the rest of the group is. After we left Lincoln, they seemed to seperate from us a little... and either decided they didn't want to hike the White or they're just taking their time threw these mountains- its hard to tell and we can't get in touch with anyone since we don't have a phone. Oh well! Hopefully they'll catch back up, but Eric and I have really enjoyed being on our own and pushing ourselves and meeting new people on the trail. Its been a pretty amazing experience to be on our own again :)
Anyways, we should be crossing into Maine when we leave this town! Only 298 miles left from here!! Its a bitter sweet thought to be so close to the finish. We've had so much fun out here that I don't want it to end too soon... however, I am really looking forward to the future (and regular showers, haha). Watch out Maine... here we come!!
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