[at-l] Snowy Weekend at Katahdin

[janl2 at mindspring.com (janl2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)]

TJ,
I loved hearing the "Katahdin news." 
It has alot more impact now that I've been up there (twice!). I don't know how a person could go up those rocks in icy conditions, altho I expect they do. I just can't fathom it myself. It took me every bit of traction in my possession (shoes, arms, butt) to navigate some spots. I am in awe.
What happened to Mudbutt and Bumpkin? Did they summit? Did they get separated?
Recent-MemoryLaneShoe

>What wild weird weather ... Thursday saw Nothin' Decent, Butta, Martha 
>Graham, Hanky, Nightowl, and a few others summit on a normal October day. That 
>night things changed. (Saw Fluffy Nutter, Bumpkin, and Mudbutt out at Linda's 
>Store at Abol Bridge on Friday morning. What a sweetheart Linda is!) Friday 
>morning also saw 6 inches of snow and the year's first Class IV ("all trails
>closed") day at Katahdin. Carolina Cruiser and Karma made it up above treeline,
and 
>turned back in a horizontal sleet storm. Smart move. Blink Blink and Scubaman 
>turned back too. The Mountain was beautiful from below, looked frosted. In late 
>afternoon much of the visible snow had melted, but the Tableland stayed 
>snowcovered. Katahdin