Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Tuesday Trip Report (1): Jennings Peak (52WAV). October 11, 2012

Sandwich Mountain Trail, Drakes Brook Trail.  About 6 miles roundtrip.

The girls wanted to do something quick and relatively easy last Thursday morning, since they were anxious to put up our Halloween decorations that afternoon.  Nearby Jennings Peak (52 With a View) was the perfect choice for the day.

We arrived at Sandwich Mountain Trail around 9am.


The trail goes through open grass...


...then crosses a stream before heading up the mountain.

The girls hadn't hiked a New Hampshire White Mountain since August; they were happy to have their feet back on Granite State rocks and boulders.


We entered the Sandwich Range Wilderness...


...and continued upward.


The girls had to climb this since, well, it was there...


Up up up...


Gorgeous views at a lookout ledge...


Another lookout spot, with Jennings in the background...


A bit of snow!


Almost there!


Summit!  Well, maybe...


Summit!  (We think this was it)...


Views from the top of Jennings Peak...



After a sufficient amount of snackage, we ambled down the mountain, went home, and decked our halls with bloody zombies. 

I'm posting another trip report today (which is why this one's rather short).  Check out the soon-to-follow post on our hike up Mt. Shaw with Buffalo and Tough Cookie.

2 comments:

Jennifer said...

Looks great! Our high mountains are getting dustings of snow this week, too.

Patricia Ellis Herr, Alexandra Herr, and Sage Herr said...

Thanks, Jennifer! I'm not yet ready for the snow. Though we love winter, I'd like fall to stick around a little longer this year. :)