[at-l] Katahdin after the Storm

[Snodrog5@aol.com]

Hi Listers!
 Blew off Friday night reservations and just went up for Saturday with my 
nine year old son, BillyGoat. At 5:30 am we lined up at the gate three cars 
back in a heck of a wind storm, car shaking/tree whipping gusts. Several 
Trails were closed due to high water, and FROST was predicted for that night. 
The Rangers were busy on the perimeters road clearing blowdowns, and the 
strong winds kept up until noon. And then- clear skies, warm breezes and 
delightfulful weather. We hiked up the AT onto the Hunt Spur with lots of day 
hikers, still it was a great climb!
 Temps got down into the 30s in the leanto Saturday night, Sunday dawned 
bright and beautiful. A great weekend at Baxter. :O) Hiked into Hurd Brook on 
the way home, the brook was deep and swift, almost like spring runoff time 
instead of the usual dry fall. Too fast and deep for us to cross!
TJ
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