Mt Wrightstown - from the top

hopefully you read the first section first, then i can say 'fooled you!'. of course i would include pictures from the top. it was so spectacular! i took over 50 pictures, and even narrowing the field down to 11 pictures was rough.

the first picture was taken about 3/4 - 1/2 mile from the peak. i like how you can see the trail we traversed to get this far.

the second picture was taken about 2.0 miles from the top, but it fits the panorama theme.

the third picture was taken from damn near the top. i love the wrinkled mountains down below.

the fourth picture is of the rounded top of mount wrightstown.

pictures five and six are more awesome panoramas taken as we were heading back down.

i did not post any pics from the top. the reason: the wind. it was WICKED! wickedly strong, and wickedly cold. i did take some pictures, but only one came out ok. it was of the sign of the lookout that used to stand on top of the peak. now, only the base of the structure remains. the three of us just layed down inside the remains to escape the bitter winds. doing so made staying up there barely barable.

we left our heavy packs 1.0 miles from the top. we were all glad we did so. we eat our lunches at this spot. there we encountered a 71 year old solo hiker who was coming down from the top. 71 years old, and still hiking. we salute you. i hope i can say the same when i am that old.

the three of us also discussed plans to decorate our packs with patches of our trips and conquests and things that interest us. now, i just need to learn to sew.