Today I climbed Mt Hale with my dear friend Kathy. We had been up in Conway spring cleaning and managed to fit in a little fun with a Derby/Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday night and had a great time with some good friends. Kathy did not have today's hike on her agenda but she was quick to say yes when I asked her if she would hike with me. We got up early and headed out and made it onto the trail by 8:45. Mt Hale ( 4054 ft) is one of the easier of the 4,000 footers. We did the Hale Brook trail which is 2.3 miles to the top, 4.6 miles round trip. It was a perfect day for hiking weather wise about 50 degrees and slightly cloudy. No ice or snow to deal with on the trail this time so that was a nice bonus and made it easier footing compared to the last few I have done. As we were approaching the top we saw and heard a helicopter. It was quite close so we wondered if there was a problem, some type of rescue perhaps. But as it turned out it was a buddy of 3 guys who were hiking Hale that day and he was flying this Blackhawk helicopter over Hale to say hello. Since there is really no view form the top of Hale the Blackhawk zooming over several times added some excitment to the trip. Some of the rocks at the top of Hale are magnetic so to test this out we brought up our pair of refridgerator climbing magnets and yes they did cling to the rock! Thanks Kathy for hiking with me it was great fun! I would like to dedicate this hike to Steven Alcott who died a short while back and to his wife Mary who continues to be active in fundraising to cure ALS and support CCALS. 
How awesome! I had no idea that the rocks were magnetic! How cool is that :)
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