Rhody Seth
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I sorta tricked my daughter Ezri to joining me for a few days in the Whites during our April vacation by neglecting to mention how much snow was still in the hills. She does not care for snow and certainly does not care for hiking in it. Nevertheless, with the bribe of indoor swimming and outlet shopping she was willing to indulge me. And so we ventured up the Carter Moriah Trail on a lovely Wednesday morning. With temps in the 50s and light wind it was a delightful hike. We needed spikes almost immediately and by the time we reached Mt. Surprise the soft snow prompted us to switch to snowshoes. Great views from Mt. Surprise and the other exposed sections.
The plan was to continue on to Mt. Moriah. Now Ezri has getting a taste of a true spring monorail and she didn't care for it. It was slow going at this point and we were taking lots of breaks. I left it up to Ezri for when to call it and after about another mile we decided to bail on Moriah and descend. It was the right call as we still didn't get down to almost 5 PM. By that point the wind had really picked up and would be blustery all night, even in the valley. Despite not reaching our primary goal it was a lovely day of spring hiking. And Ezri said she would still be willing to hike with me again...once the snow disappears.
The plan was to continue on to Mt. Moriah. Now Ezri has getting a taste of a true spring monorail and she didn't care for it. It was slow going at this point and we were taking lots of breaks. I left it up to Ezri for when to call it and after about another mile we decided to bail on Moriah and descend. It was the right call as we still didn't get down to almost 5 PM. By that point the wind had really picked up and would be blustery all night, even in the valley. Despite not reaching our primary goal it was a lovely day of spring hiking. And Ezri said she would still be willing to hike with me again...once the snow disappears.