When seeking out an exceptional experience in the mountains, bigger isn’t always better. Sometimes it’s other factors that make it special. One such factor might be the time of day. Such is the case for two people going on a sunrise summit hike on a 52 With a View gem, Mt Willard with Redline Guide Mike Maciel. That said, we will give the stage to Mike and let him tell it with his words and his photos.
A returning guest from North Carolina came to visit while on a holiday roadtrip with her daughter, who had never been on an adventure in the snow before.
Five years ago this January, we took our guest up Mount Washington for her 50th birthday. On this trip however, we didn’t want to put our newest guest through the wringer so they opted for sunrise on a 52WAV mountain.
Willard fit the criteria and we walked out of the tunnel into a perfect early dawn glow. —Mike M
