7.4 miles roundtrip with 2550 feet of elevation gain.
This'll be our last Moosilauke hike for a while. Like Tecumseh, we've visited it many, many times, and we now want to ascend some of the 4Ks we haven't seen in a few years. Each of the 48 Four Thousand Footers is wonderful in its own way, so we certainly aren't complaining about having hiked Moosilauke last Wednesday! We just miss peaks that we haven't seen in a while, like Moriah, Garfield, Cabot, etc. We even kind of miss Owls Head, lol.
Back to Moosilauke -- we began at about 7:25. There was a momentary bit of confusion when I pulled up the car to Moosilauke Ravine Lodge...the parking area is undergoing construction so you need to park a tiny bit away from the usual area...but I figured it out easily enough and we were on our hiking way.
The register could use a spiral notebook or two...
Onward, upward. Gorge Brook is probably the easiest way up the Moose, so our hike felt relaxed. We enjoyed the beauty of autumn as we ascended.
Halfway point...
Up...
A teeny bit of ice, left over from the previous days' cold spell...
Cloud covered the summit from the moment we hit the trail until we were about halfway down the mountain, so our views today were all the same...
It was a good hike nonetheless.
Close to treeline...
Treeline. The summit is perhaps a tenth of a mile ahead, but Cloud is covering it.
Summit sign...
Summit!
Views of Cloud...
Action shot as we hunker down to get out of the wind...
Max waits for his food...
We eat...
It wasn't too terribly windy, but the temperatures were cool and the air and ground felt damp. We therefore didn't linger. A few handfuls of trail mix later, we were on our way back down the mountain.
The sun came out as we descended. There were a few groups of people going up as we came down, so I hope they were treated to better views than we had.
Stay warm and happy hiking, everyone.
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