Well, I have to say, I am surprised that we did not make it to the summit of both Wright Peak and Algonquin. A very late start and rough going forced us to orphan Algonquin. After arriving at our hotel at 3:00am the morning of our hike, we did not set foot on the trail until 10:00am. By the time we reached the summit of Wright Peak, it was just about 3:30pm and we knew we had no chance of summiting Algonquin. Looks like we’ll be going back for Algonquin this summer!
The hiking itself was easy on the flat and moderate inclines. But, when the trail got steep, it became a fight to keep your footing. While we used the snowshoes for the first two thirds of the hike, switching to Microspikes was a great help. But, even with the Microspikes, at times, a couple of steps forward were negated by a slow slide backwards. By the time we did reach the summit of Wright Peak, we were exhausted. We did take solace in the fact that we could butt-slide a lot of the steep sections that took us so long to hike up, and boy did we butt-slide! Its really fantastic to cover so much ground while sitting on your @ss!
The scenery was amazing of course. While there were only a few inches of snow at the trail head, there were several feet near the summit. Frozen waterfalls, snow-capped boulders, snow covered Birch & Spruce lined the trail up the mountain. Chickadees chirped and flittered about the woods. Although we did not see any rabbits, large prints from the Snowshoe rabbits covered the forest floor. As usual, everywhere you looked was something to enjoy. I suppose that’s why I’ve always been so obsessed with the Adirondacks!
Stay tuned for a video for this hike. I’m thoroughly enjoying working with the footage so far!