JasonPatrikz
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So it was your typical 330am start for a short hike up to bond cliff prior to work in the early afternoon. I was hiking with the group doing that was doing the pemi loop but do to work at 12:30pm I was only able to join them for a short period of time.
The hike in was the normal trudge just in the dark, almost more enjoyable this way so you don’t see those long straight aways. We quickly hit the turn off in just over an hour or so and took a layer off for the nice hike up the cliff trail. It started to get light once above the no camping areas and the light went off for good at the clearing just shy of the switch backs.
Here came the first critter of the day, a fox passed by on the edge of the trail in the switch backs with something in its mouth. It looked back with what seemed to be a look of pitty or “what’s taking so long.” Once above the short steep rock section I added a long sleeve shirt to the short sleeve as it was pretty chilly and windy. Then came the first foggy views of the leading ridge, then came a supprise for sure, a moose! Litteraly 5 minutes from the summit we were able to follow it up along the ridge when it headed down just over the edge from the summit where we were able to enjoy the views of both bond cliff and a moose for a period of time along with the other lucky few.
Saying some good byes to all the new people I met I then headed down and back to the car. It seemed like slow going with the new shoes that weren’t broken in, but made it back pretty quickly through the short sprinkles of rain, and enjoying all the other people heading in while I was on my way out and back to the car by 920.
A great way to start the day, in about 8 hours i drove to Lincoln hiked to bond cliff, saw a moose, meet a lot of new people ever so briefly, and was back before 1030, of which less than 6 hours were on the trail, then the unfortunate part, a 10 hour day at work, which the morning was much better.
Jason
Link to photos mostly of the moose
http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p1/JasonPatrikz/Bonds/8_18_2007/
The hike in was the normal trudge just in the dark, almost more enjoyable this way so you don’t see those long straight aways. We quickly hit the turn off in just over an hour or so and took a layer off for the nice hike up the cliff trail. It started to get light once above the no camping areas and the light went off for good at the clearing just shy of the switch backs.
Here came the first critter of the day, a fox passed by on the edge of the trail in the switch backs with something in its mouth. It looked back with what seemed to be a look of pitty or “what’s taking so long.” Once above the short steep rock section I added a long sleeve shirt to the short sleeve as it was pretty chilly and windy. Then came the first foggy views of the leading ridge, then came a supprise for sure, a moose! Litteraly 5 minutes from the summit we were able to follow it up along the ridge when it headed down just over the edge from the summit where we were able to enjoy the views of both bond cliff and a moose for a period of time along with the other lucky few.
Saying some good byes to all the new people I met I then headed down and back to the car. It seemed like slow going with the new shoes that weren’t broken in, but made it back pretty quickly through the short sprinkles of rain, and enjoying all the other people heading in while I was on my way out and back to the car by 920.
A great way to start the day, in about 8 hours i drove to Lincoln hiked to bond cliff, saw a moose, meet a lot of new people ever so briefly, and was back before 1030, of which less than 6 hours were on the trail, then the unfortunate part, a 10 hour day at work, which the morning was much better.
Jason
Link to photos mostly of the moose
http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p1/JasonPatrikz/Bonds/8_18_2007/
