See, if i lived up in NH/VT i'd do it again SOBO because it's totally different. what is a fairly moderate day one way, kicks your butt the other.
My recollection of Haystack was all the false summits. Going NOBO, there were at least 6-7.Originally Posted by HermesUL
...and things just got worse, at least for the short term! I just hiked over Killington and the blow downs from sandy were so bad that I couldn't even find the sherburne trail OR the newer AT route down to rte 4. after losing the trail (euphemism for getting lost in the dark) i ended up bushwacking down an old ski trail to get to killington road. kind of fun, in a way... first time i've ever had to bail out on a trip. my only regret is that i can't blame this misadventure on 10K.
Lazarus
I hiked up Killington 2 weeks before Hurricane Sandy - no problems with blowdowns then. Guess my timing was perfect!
I agree that the section from Pinkham Notch to Grafton Notch is slightly harder than the northern section of the Long Trail. I certainly wouldn't have wanted to attempt that section in rain.
GA←↕→ME: 1973 to 2014
The Long Trail isn't that tough unless it's wet.
It was wet a lot.
Jay Peak was my favorite climb - not too difficult and I could see into Canada from the peak, as well as a good number of peaks which I had already hiked (I did it in sections, nobo, and did the southern part to Rte. 4 twice, to hike with a friend who was completing the Vt. AT section).
As I live, declares the Lord God, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn back from his way and live. Ezekiel 33:11
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