9/12/22
White Mountains Guide Day Forty-One

Today was the last day that I will be hiking in the northern presidentials until next summer and it was bittersweet. Although these trails have been a large part of my summer, and quite honestly the bane of my existence in many ways, testing my patience and strength, I will miss them. They have shaped me. They have chiseled me into a mountain machine and they consistently humble me. The leaves were turning as I ascended into the alpine zone today. Bright yellows sprinkled among the conifers replaced the brilliant greens of summer. The alpine flowers have all turned brown and died but the grasses are brilliant pink and cold. The alpine zone in fall is perhaps one of the most beautiful things that I’ve ever seen and although I won’t witness that turn this fall, I will see it next year. 

Daily Miles: 8.38
Daily Vert: 4457’ 
Overall Miles: 441
Overall Vert: 139,120’
Guide: 18.5% -> 18.8% 

Trails:

Airline
Subway/Ice Caves 
Short Line
King Ravine
Gulfside
Lowe’s Path

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