A guest came to us looking for some adventure. She was new to hiking, but really fit and quite capable of a day of hiking the Whites. On point for this was Redline Guide Ken Hodges, but this was by way of a last minute substitution. The target was pre-selected, and was to be Mt Pierce by way of the Crawford Path — a perfect starter 4000-footer. When Ken “checked out” — we have an online form for this — he posted a “Plan B” of Mt Eisenhower. This was a good thing as that peak also got counted. We’d love to tell you it was a perfect hike, but we’d fibbing. It rained hard on the way to Ike, and even harder on their hike back to the junction by Pierce. Our guest got a little bit of everything… and variety is good, right?
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Had to stop at the old damn heading in. Crawford Path is the oldest continuously-used hiking trail in the United States.
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Soon they are above treeline and headed to Mt Pierce. No views at the moment.
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The summit is found anyway.
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They don’t have the summit to themselves. People are out in record numbers. Good advertising?
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They aren’t by themselves on the Mt Eisenhower summit either. There are hoards of people.
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Not to shame anyone, but not everyone is aware of the damage they can do. Please do NOT stand or walk on small alpine vegetation.
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Views before the rains.
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The ridge appears less crowded.
Well done, team. Thanks for adventuring with Redline Guiding.