I left Starry at home in the care of her Grandmother (Great Grandmother and Great in more then one way), and took off on a hike with the guys/girls from work. We took on the challenge of hiking the entire Presidential Range in one day. We started at 4:00 am on Sunday morning and hiked up to the summit of Mt. Madison (5367 feet). Winds were around 50 mph and the skies were clear. Then we set out across the range hitting every single summit along the way until we hit Mt. Pierce. We then headed down to route 302 in Crawford Notch, arriving after 8:00 pm.
It was a long day, but we accomplished our goal and hiked 21 miles, over eight 4,000 foot mountains and gaining about 9,000 feet of elevation. We ended up with a little more mileage due to a long approach up to the summit of Mount Washington.
Today I am a bit sore and tired, but it was an interesting little adventure. Glad to be back home with my daughter.
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