I only waited a few days to get back up to the beautiful Franconia Ridge. This time Torre and Dan accompanied me up and down the Liberty Springs Trail. I must admit I accidentally 😉 underestimated the distance when I advertised the hike to them. It was a steep and rocky hike up to Liberty and I had to fight hard to get them to do Flume as well. But the best sledding was between the two peaks, especially coming down off of Flume. There was some sledding down from the ridge but unfortunately, there were too many rocks showing to make it really spectacular. I would imagine sledding down when it is fully snow-covered but be unreal! Dan came without a pack but at least he remembered his spikes! We had to feed and water him. As usual, I brought my bacon and cheesy eggs and water and hot herbal tea. I rarely finish it all until I am on the ride home but Dan helped me.
The views made it all worthwhile. Incredible views. It was a clear day and we could see forever. I am curious about the Flume Slide trail but so many warnings against it and we have no crampons so I will have to remain curious.
Torre ran ahead of us to start the cars as we were about a mile from the end. This ended well but was a bad idea. There was no service and Doggo ran between us. Torre had all the keys, what if he had gotten lost? Lesson learned, safely. I would have liked to run with Torre but Dan did not want to run so again, I was a nice hiking partner. Is this just a female trait of mine, learned after years of subservience? I will have to think about this. It is never wrong to be kind however, and no one should be alone on a trail unless they choose to be.
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