Mt Wrightstown - sun 03 dec 06

i am only including five pictures from this hike, all on the way up before reaching the top.

the first is mt wrightstown peak from below.

the second is of a deer hanging out by the start of the trail. that definitely seemed like a good omen to see a deer just as you start hiking, and it was so. there was another spot about 1/2 -1.0 mile in where we saw 4 deer, but they were further away, and the pictures did not come out as well.

the third is of bellows spring, about 1-1/2 miles from the peak. yes, it was cold up there.

the tree is pretty self explanatory. this was the biggest tree we saw along the way. there were many pinecones 'littering' the landscape all the way up. but there was one spot about 2-1/2 miles from the top where we saw the biggest pine cones i have ever seen. each of us snagged two on the way down.

the last picture was taken about 2 miles from the peak. i took many picturess of this spired and mossy structure.

there were only three of us for this hike. there were no group pictures taken for this time.

we each carried a minimum of 4 L of water and other extraneous supplies to practice carrying weight for future hiking / camping trips. we were asked by many along the way where we were camping. we replied we weren't, that we are just crazy, that's all :)