10/9/22
White Mountain Guide Day 52

The foliage from the top of the canopy is past peak but below the canopy is stunning right now. I don’t think I have seen colors like this since the Tripyramids a few years back. The winds were picking up throughout the day and the clouds were spitting rain off and on. Eagle Link is perhaps the perfect trail for peak foliage (out of the 66% of the guidebook that I’ve seen so far). There was so much hobblebush that it was like walking through a bag of skittles. I’ve done this loop twice now and I prefer doing it the reverse direction that I went today, though. Going up Wild River to Eagle Link, across the ridge and down Basin Trail felt less steep back in 2020.

Daily Miles: 13.61
Daily Vert: 2836’
Overall Miles: 561.71
Overall Vert: 175,897’
Guide: 23.9% -> 24.4%

Trails:

Basin Trail
Basin Rim Trail
Meader Ridge Trail
Eagle Link
Wild River Trail
Spruce Brook Tentsite