But today was a town day--so onto the exposed ridge line with 70 mph winds we went!
Close your eyes. Imagine you weigh about 120 pounds and have a 30 pound pack (or sail) attached to your back. Now add rocks all around and what feels like a tornado throwing you in all directions as you struggle up a mountain. Oh wait, what just happened? Oh yeah, a 70 mph gust just slammed you into a rock cairn (aka, a giant pile of rocks about as tall as me) and you end up on your belly for the next one. Case and point: it was 2 miles I will certainly never forget.
Once we reached treeline again, the wind attacked the trees instead of the hikers. But wait, there's still more excitement! We saw a moose! Thankfully, I was not alone for this encounter and Shabbat and I had the tree we would hide behind if she charged all picked out...but this was a docile moose, phew!
And a bunch of tourists who were sure to warn us of the 20 foot drop we would encounter on the trail ahead (basically what we've dealt with for days).
After hitch hiking with some Chinese tourists, we now rest safely in Gorham, NH and are looking forward to a zero day tomorrow!
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