yvon
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Thursday September 13 the forecast for Saturday rain, and sun for Sunday, so we decided that we will hiked Haystack and Basin Sunday. We will sleep in Upper Jay Saturday to start early at the Garden parking on Sunday morning.
Saturday, almost all day I had a fever. Annie, told me that she had fever too. We left home Saturday afternoon, even with this fever. Telling me, that I will feel better tomorrow morning. After a good night of sleep, I feel better the next morning, and Annie's too.
We arrived at Garden, and we were ready to leave at 6.15h. At the beginning we had to used our head lamp, because the sun was not up already.
We did the first portion of the path rather quickly. Arrived at Range Trail we already reached 4100 feet, and our speed was good. We reach Little Haystack quickly, a small portion of this path is steep, but not too bad for us. While we going up on the last part, we see the first signs which the winter is coming soon. The trees and Cairns have ice on it and we see our first icicle and we had icy surface on the rock. It was not bad, but too early for me.
After a few photos, we continue towards the third highest summits of the ADK and our #41 of the 46er list. We leave our bags at the bottom and start to ascent quickly to the summit of Haystack. WOW!!! What a view we have up there, one of most beautiful to date I had seen. I take several pictures and we returned to the intersection towards to Basin.
Once we start that portion, we start to feel tired. Annie does not seem to appreciate this moment, but it nevertheless decides to continue and to go until complete our project of the day. We reach finally Basin, after a long descent and a difficult ascent, because of our state. We are tired and it is probably the fever of yesterday which took our resistance to us. Finally, Basin our #42, superb place to observe several of the highest Peak of the ADK.
Today, the paths are damp and at several places we have mud, but it is not too difficult to cross.
We return by Shorey Shorts cut towards to the Phelps Trail. A narrow path, in a few places, with steep sections and we had to ascent and after descent. When you are tired it is not a scenario necessarily envisaged.
Arrived at Phelps Trail, our speed is faster since the path is more flat.
With 1.5 miles of JBL, walking fast to Garden, I heard, and Annie's too, GRRRR!!! Very clearly with deep and big sound. It was just beside the path. I did not see it, but I think it was bear. We did not stop and we did not want to stop.
Scary!!!!
The last portion towards the car was long but, while discussing time passed more quickly. The last hour was in the darkness and done with our head lamp. There were two guy in front of us who did not have a head lamp and they were benefited our light. Only one had a flashlight!!!!????.
We were back to the car, at 8.15h, the longest excursion on date, 18 miles, 14 hours.
Tired, but we had achieved our two summits goal for the day.
We arrive at the house towards 11.15h and with went to bed at 00.00h.
The next morning, a few hours latter our bodies was painful and the day was very long.
Saturday, almost all day I had a fever. Annie, told me that she had fever too. We left home Saturday afternoon, even with this fever. Telling me, that I will feel better tomorrow morning. After a good night of sleep, I feel better the next morning, and Annie's too.
We arrived at Garden, and we were ready to leave at 6.15h. At the beginning we had to used our head lamp, because the sun was not up already.
We did the first portion of the path rather quickly. Arrived at Range Trail we already reached 4100 feet, and our speed was good. We reach Little Haystack quickly, a small portion of this path is steep, but not too bad for us. While we going up on the last part, we see the first signs which the winter is coming soon. The trees and Cairns have ice on it and we see our first icicle and we had icy surface on the rock. It was not bad, but too early for me.
After a few photos, we continue towards the third highest summits of the ADK and our #41 of the 46er list. We leave our bags at the bottom and start to ascent quickly to the summit of Haystack. WOW!!! What a view we have up there, one of most beautiful to date I had seen. I take several pictures and we returned to the intersection towards to Basin.
Once we start that portion, we start to feel tired. Annie does not seem to appreciate this moment, but it nevertheless decides to continue and to go until complete our project of the day. We reach finally Basin, after a long descent and a difficult ascent, because of our state. We are tired and it is probably the fever of yesterday which took our resistance to us. Finally, Basin our #42, superb place to observe several of the highest Peak of the ADK.
Today, the paths are damp and at several places we have mud, but it is not too difficult to cross.
We return by Shorey Shorts cut towards to the Phelps Trail. A narrow path, in a few places, with steep sections and we had to ascent and after descent. When you are tired it is not a scenario necessarily envisaged.
Arrived at Phelps Trail, our speed is faster since the path is more flat.
With 1.5 miles of JBL, walking fast to Garden, I heard, and Annie's too, GRRRR!!! Very clearly with deep and big sound. It was just beside the path. I did not see it, but I think it was bear. We did not stop and we did not want to stop.
Scary!!!!
The last portion towards the car was long but, while discussing time passed more quickly. The last hour was in the darkness and done with our head lamp. There were two guy in front of us who did not have a head lamp and they were benefited our light. Only one had a flashlight!!!!????.
We were back to the car, at 8.15h, the longest excursion on date, 18 miles, 14 hours.
Tired, but we had achieved our two summits goal for the day.
We arrive at the house towards 11.15h and with went to bed at 00.00h.
The next morning, a few hours latter our bodies was painful and the day was very long.
