[at-l] trail

[knowhal@netreach.net (Hal Wright)]

on 2/28/01 8:45 PM, Paul A Magnanti at pmags@juno.com wrote:

> 6) Camels Hump in Vermont
>  A above treeline summit in northern Vermont. Not as easy to climb as
> Mt. Mansfield, a bit more remote. One of those 'gotta be there on a clear
> day' mountains.  At the top, can see  Lake Champlain, the 'daks, the
> Whites, and all the way down to southern Vermont.  My kind of
> mountain....

Spectacular, indeed. Humbly, I'd add Algonquin in the High Peaks. A bit
shorter than Marcy, but an incredible view of Colden, and a nice view of
other surrounding mountains. The trail from the "Interior Outpost"
(oxymoronic, yes?), not the one directly from the Loj, is the best way to
summit IMHO. About 2300 vertical feet in a little over two miles.
Spectacular, inspiring, fun, everything a mountain should be, even when in
the middle of a cloud, which is often.

-- Hal/Pokey

PS -- If you bring your c*** ph*** to the summit, yes it will work, so
there's no need to try it out then announce loudly to everyone that, by
golly, it's working all the way up there.  :)