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South Presidential Traverse 9-10-06
DAY 2
I started my day at 7AM by climbing the Webster-Jackson trail at Crawford notch. I ate leftover Chinese food from the night before for breakfast so I had an intense stomach ache for about an hour. I reached Jackson summit and was greeted by some real nice views of the notch, the presidentials and pretty much everything. The trail between Jackson and Pierce was loaded with mud! The trail was considerably more crowded than the northern traverse. I filled my water bottle at Mitzpah hut and did the final grind up pierce. Lots of good views, Washington was cloud obscured unfortunately. The Cog was in full swing and I could hear its whistle clearly. I did the final leg of my quest through the mud infested Crawford trail. The grind up Eisenhower was torture after all of the hiking done in the last 2 days. As soon as I get to the top clouds come in. I have a bit to eat in the freezing windy cold and leave. Sure enough as soon as I get off the mountain the clouds vanish. At least I got some mountain side shots!
I took Crawford path all the way back to my car. The closer I got to my car the more excited and quicker I moved. The last 500 feet were done in a sore foot tired run which will not soon be forgotten. Day 1Click Here for the Hike Map
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