TigerMouth61
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The Pemi Loop hike was great. I left home a bit before 6 AM on Saturday and was on the trail by 8. Bondcliff, a series of crags and ledges near Mt Bond, was spectacular but by the time I got to Galehead hut my quads were shaking with fatigue. I hung my hammock and food bag as it got dark about 8 PM, after 12 hours of hiking.
I was back on the trail at 6 the following morning and ate breakfast on top of Mt Garfield a couple hours later. I had to climb up a waterfall to reach the top; don't know how you get down going the other way. I didn't reach the car until 7 pm, for a two-day total of 25 hours, 34.3 miles, and 10,320 feet of hiking. My legs were so tired I had to stop and lie down 3 times in the last 3 miles, even though the trail was perfectly flat and level
I rode my bike to work the next and it felt good, but every time I got up from my desk my legs took awhile to loosen up again.
You can look at some of the photos I took at this link.
My trip report is in the form of comments alongside each photo. Just click on the first photo to enlarge it, scroll down so both photo and comments are visible, then use the arrow keys to advance the slide show.
(You don't need a Facebook account to see the photos.)
I was back on the trail at 6 the following morning and ate breakfast on top of Mt Garfield a couple hours later. I had to climb up a waterfall to reach the top; don't know how you get down going the other way. I didn't reach the car until 7 pm, for a two-day total of 25 hours, 34.3 miles, and 10,320 feet of hiking. My legs were so tired I had to stop and lie down 3 times in the last 3 miles, even though the trail was perfectly flat and level
I rode my bike to work the next and it felt good, but every time I got up from my desk my legs took awhile to loosen up again.
You can look at some of the photos I took at this link.
My trip report is in the form of comments alongside each photo. Just click on the first photo to enlarge it, scroll down so both photo and comments are visible, then use the arrow keys to advance the slide show.
(You don't need a Facebook account to see the photos.)
We did it in that direction last year with 25# packs and the stream in full flow. On about the second step down from the top I stepped in to close and basically had the full flow into my boot until I could regain my balance and step away. Lots of fun! It really isn't all that bad as it looks though...
