Memory Lane

Finally getting back out into the mountains with Gunn this week obviously brought back a flood of memories, like.....

...his first and second peaks, both done when he was still 4 yrs old - Osceola (4,340') in June and Jefferson (5,712') in July of '97.

Then in '98 we climbed Whiteface (4,020') in the rain, camped at the summit, then hit Passaconaway (4,043') the following day. (Picture taken at the top of the ledges on Whiteface with Passaconaway in the distance.)

One of my favorite hiking trips was from '99 when we stayed at the Zealand Hut then marched through the rain to the summit. Gunn had a blast!

One year we climbed a 3,000' peak (can't remember which one) up in Baxter State Park in Millinocket, Maine. The deer can be overly friendly, as evidenced by this photo. (No food in Gunn's hand - it just thought he was a salt-lick!)

In '01 we summited Eisenhower (4,780') in the Presidential Range. It was his birthday so I smuggled a new bat along with a ball and my glove and he hit a few on the summit. He'd hit the ball and it would bounce wildly off the jagged rocks. How I came home with both eyes intact is beyond me.

In '06 we hiked the long journey to the top of Isolation (4.004'). Moments after this shot was taken, the skies opened and we spent the afternoon hiking through a near constant downpour. But it was fun!

Because I can't reclaim my own damn photos from Flickr, here is a great shot of us on Moosilauke in '99, and the Flume Slide Trail in '00.

Over the last 20 years Gunn and I have shared many a good time - and most of them took place thousands of feet above sea level. Here's to many, many more sore muscles and river crossings!!