Beautiful day....

[HellRaZoR004]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I said the same thing going through Franconia Notch.Lafayette campground trailhead for Lonesome Lake had cars parked about 1/2 mile in both directions on the side of 93.Even the medians had cars parked.The trail had to be like Boston rush hour.

I did the Franconia Ridge on Sunday (9-mile loop). I thought it was going to be a peaceful hike - boy was I wrong. All of Canada came down during their Thanksgiving Holiday weekend to hike! There were lines to get up the mountain!

This is not an easy hike, and the number of things I saw (preparation, clothing, etc.) was astonishing. So many rude people out there.

[DickR]

Originally Posted by HellRaZoR004

I did the Franconia Ridge on Sunday (9-mile loop). I thought it was going to be a peaceful hike - boy was I wrong. All of Canada came down during their Thanksgiving Holiday weekend to hike! There were lines to get up the mountain!

This is not an easy hike, and the number of things I saw (preparation, clothing, etc.) was astonishing. So many rude people out there.

That explains the used kleenex we saw discarded along the trail when we did that loop yesterday, including the cigarette butt at the top of Little Haystack. Somehow I am amazed by the thought of a smoker hiking through clean air along that ridge.

Anyway, I'm glad Tuesday is our hiking day. While there were quite a few cars parked in the lot at the trailhead, we saw relatively few people along what is indeed a popular route. The ridge itself was in the clouds all day, but coming down the Old Bridle Path with the sun shining through the trees still showing a lot of color made me appreciate just how nice fall hiking is. And I couldn't resist capturing this picture of a tree at the bottom, practically on fire.