Mt. Hunger

We hiked another Vermont peak this weekend - Mt. Hunger. It's not as high as Camel's Hump - only 3,539 feet at the summit and 2.2 miles from the trail head - but it's steep! Most trails will have an uphill climb and then level off for a while, but each time we rounded the top of a climb it seemed another was waiting for us! Whew. Unlike in the south right now (yikes guys 100 degrees!) it was cloudy and cool today so we weren't too hot :)

Pretty view on the way up.



Here's an illustration of the steep climbing - this was the trail! Even Willow needed a boost.



It created the need for frequent water breaks.



We finally reached the top after a little over an hour!



Proof we made it to the tip top...



The clouds kept us cool, but also blocked the beautiful view. We did get a glimpse every once in a while.



Willow didn't feel like posing for pictures but we managed to get in a few.





Cloudy!




2.2 miles back down to the trail head...



Willow loves hiking :)



Pretty much every time we hike I fall at least once. This time was no different...I fell twice. This looks a lot meaner now than it did then and is pretty sore tonight :) I should probably invest in some better hiking shoes but I keep putting it off - too much other gear to buy!



Tired on the way home...