The North Shore of Hiking: A Presidential Range Traverse Adventure

By:  Sam
September 16, 2009


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“Greg, lets go already”
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I guess they’d been asked a few too many times.
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We jogged on down to the Lakes hut and passed abut 200 people in the process. The view left nothing to complain about though.
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We ate some cookies at Lakes, and I changed into my running shoes so i’d be more comfortable for the rest of the hike.

Looking back at the rockpile:
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Looking forward towards the rest of the hike:
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Just before dipping back down below treeline:
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All in all it took us 9.5 hours from car to car. We stopped at Madison, Jefferson, Washington, and the Lakes hut for at least 20 minutes each though, and I think we could have done it significantly faster had that been the goal. It’s a great hike, and intro to the Whites for someone (like myself) who hadn’t been anywhere besides Washington before. I highly recommend it!

Sam

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14 Comments

  1. Greg
    wrote on September 16th, 2009 at 2:37 pm  
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    DAM! that was a hundred year high pressure system. glad we totally slayed it!

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  2. K_C
    wrote on September 16th, 2009 at 2:57 pm  
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    Nice hike and all but def bring the volleball equipment next time- cant believe you guys forgot that and you still call the hike a success. pshhht.

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  3. lionelhutz
    wrote on September 17th, 2009 at 10:46 am  
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    a) Great trip.
    b) Amazing weather – shared some in the ADK last week
    c) Next year…Great Range Traverse in the ADK…what says you?

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  4. Greg
    wrote on September 17th, 2009 at 11:04 am  
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    says: we already don’z it! hit that up back in June… maybe Sam and i should go through his pictures and write that up too

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  5. lionelhutz
    wrote on September 17th, 2009 at 12:52 pm  
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    Yea…you prob. should. It would be sweet.
    Which was harder btw?

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  6. Butch Chamberlain
    wrote on September 17th, 2009 at 1:00 pm  
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    That is more than impressive, that is some kind of Ripley’s stuff. I don’t know what the official fastest time is but, in my book you guys were bookin’. Super pics as well. Next time if you can, get a picture showing down pipeline! That would be awesome. As well as looking down from the top of the lip at Tux. Just plain Kool! Thanx

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  7. Greg
    wrote on September 18th, 2009 at 10:38 am  
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    Thanks Butch! Hey check out the “Deep Cover Anthropology” writeup in the trip reports section of the website… oleoduc is french for… you guessed it…

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  8. Joanne
    wrote on September 24th, 2009 at 8:25 pm  
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    I hiked the GG trail last week and looked up Pipeline… We’ve had so little rain recently that the run is completely dry! Imagine Pipeline without an ice bulge :-o

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  9. Greg
    wrote on April 12th, 2010 at 12:15 pm  
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    What can we do for this summer’s pain trains?

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    • Sam
      wrote on April 12th, 2010 at 12:20 pm  
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      the long trail? … oh wait…

    • K_C
      wrote on April 12th, 2010 at 2:50 pm  
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      Start hiking the prezzie traverse from Montpelier

    • Sam
      wrote on April 12th, 2010 at 5:36 pm  
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      I’ll start in Burlington.

  10. Greg
    wrote on May 2nd, 2010 at 7:52 pm  
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    This trip is beyond absurd. I keep coming back to it as summer creeps nearer… and I keep laughing my a$$ off. The entire thing reeks of horrible wasabi peas (I thought were candy that I bought for nourishment and nearly vomed each time I ate), sweaty socks, and cog smoke.

    Completely hilarious.

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  11. Sam
    wrote on June 13th, 2010 at 6:19 pm  
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    100 year system man, all the best hikers in the world were there.

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