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Sat. was the perfect day on the trail. Our trip over the Mcintyre range was amazing. The sun was shining all day, perfect visibility, excellent trail conditions. It had been a while since I had been on this range. I remembered them as much harder than they are. So, I was pleasantly surprised when we reached the junction for Wright. Wright was easy and should definitely be included on a jaunt up Algonquin from the Loj side. Then I was surprised at how quickly we reached the summit of Alg. It was one case where expecting the worse made the reality seem much easier.
The views on the summits were stunning. We passed a number of groups going up--one high school group planned to do a writing project on the summit. I don't know how that worked out, but I can't imagine anyone sitting there and writing in 40-50 mile ice cold winds.
After Iroquois, we descended toward Lake Colden and out through Avalanche Lake. It was beautiful, of course. I was envious of the skiers who seemed to be everywhere. But, surprisingly, we made it out to the loj on our snowshoes at the same time as some of the skiers we encountered at Avalanche Lake.
I never become accustomed to God's amazing creation and nowhere do I appreciate it more than in the mountains.
The views on the summits were stunning. We passed a number of groups going up--one high school group planned to do a writing project on the summit. I don't know how that worked out, but I can't imagine anyone sitting there and writing in 40-50 mile ice cold winds.
After Iroquois, we descended toward Lake Colden and out through Avalanche Lake. It was beautiful, of course. I was envious of the skiers who seemed to be everywhere. But, surprisingly, we made it out to the loj on our snowshoes at the same time as some of the skiers we encountered at Avalanche Lake.
I never become accustomed to God's amazing creation and nowhere do I appreciate it more than in the mountains.
I climbed Algonquin a couple of times last summer and fall and was surprised at how much easier it seemed than on previous years. Didn't a famous man once say that 50% of hiking is in your head and the other half is mental?
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