NH 25A
Today we slept in and hiked late. It was worth it though as we had two great secic summits and even got a little extra milage under our belts.
First was a rough climb to the top of Smart Mountain. The trail was wet and steep with many smooth slanted rock faces to climb that always make me feel nervous. I am glad we didn't make the push last night.
I did fine and was richly rewarded on top with a fire tower that put me above tree line in a cabin with a bench. The sun was out and sky clear so I took the oppertunity to dry off my wet socks and bandana. I also spent a couple hours just relaxing, reading, and journaling while I let James get a head start ome the trail. I finished the book "A Fine Night to Die" by Jack Higgens. It was OK but I would not say I would recommend it.
The view was great seeing moutains for miles all around. With the sun shining, breeze blowing, and views it was great to just relax and take it all in for a couple hours.
After that it was a downhill and back up to Hexacuba Shelter where James and I originally planed to spend the night. We got there early though so
instead we dcided to push on as we heard there was a campsite at the next road crossing. James went ahead and I checked out the Hexacuba Shelter, a very nice looking shelter with a unique hexagonal floor and center supporting column. It was huge with room for 10 or more. Again I caught up with James and we climbed up the final distance to the top of Cube Mountain. It is named, I assume, after the square blocks of rock that make up it's top.
The view up there was also stunning making me wish it could have been farther from Smart Mnt so I could savor each mountain seperately. We marveled for a few minutes and chatted with so south bounders who were just coming over the top. We have been seeing lots of south bounders as of late making me worry that they White may be crowded when I get there.
Finally just a little while after dark we found the roadside campsite and set up.
Something interesting is a log near my sleeping bag is making a clicking squeaking sound from small black beatels that are eating away at it's wood.
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