For the third year in a row Connecticut Valley Atheists sponsored trail magic on the summit of Bear Mountain, the Appalachian Trail's highest point in Connecticut. Richard and I brought up a cooler full of lemonade, peaches, plums, cherries, tomatoes, along with some French crullers, in honor of Bastille Day.
We spend three and a half hours hanging around the summit handing out magic. We had three through hikers, all NOBO, Lush, Steady State, and Shane. We also had three hikers doing long sections, and an ATC ridge runner who'd through hiked last year. Besides that there were a lot of day hikers, including a large contingent of cub scouts from Seymour.
There was no rain, but the day was hot and humid. But we had lemonade.
The nature of our group sparked some discussion and jokes, as usual. The best line came from a day hiker who asked us if we'd needed to get permission from the Housatonic Valley Atheists.
Here are the pictures.
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Cumulus
NE111: 113/115 (67/67, 44/46, 2/2); Cat35: 23/39; WNH4K: 29/48; NEFF: 31/50
LT NB 2009
"I don't much care where [I get to] --" said Alice, "-- so long as I get somewhere," ...
"Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough."
- Lewis Carroll
We spend three and a half hours hanging around the summit handing out magic. We had three through hikers, all NOBO, Lush, Steady State, and Shane. We also had three hikers doing long sections, and an ATC ridge runner who'd through hiked last year. Besides that there were a lot of day hikers, including a large contingent of cub scouts from Seymour.
There was no rain, but the day was hot and humid. But we had lemonade.
The nature of our group sparked some discussion and jokes, as usual. The best line came from a day hiker who asked us if we'd needed to get permission from the Housatonic Valley Atheists.
Here are the pictures.
--
Cumulus
NE111: 113/115 (67/67, 44/46, 2/2); Cat35: 23/39; WNH4K: 29/48; NEFF: 31/50
LT NB 2009
"I don't much care where [I get to] --" said Alice, "-- so long as I get somewhere," ...
"Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough."
- Lewis Carroll