Today I hiked Tecumseh with the Sander's family: Rick, Gail, William, Charlie and Lilly; Susie and her son Ethan; Peggy and Evan from CCALS. Rick and Peggy and I have worked together at Spaulding for the past 12 years but we have never hiked together and Peggy hadn't hiked in a long time. I assured her she could do it and that we were hiking one of the shortest of the 4000 footers. We hiked Mt Tecumseh ( 4003') it is 5 miles round trip with an elevation gain of 2,300 feet and it was a 5 hour hike. I neglected to tell her it was going to be a long way up! Tecumseh is home to Waterville Valley Ski Area. So... hardly easy.
Rick's boys: William and Charlie lead the way at what seemed to the rest of us to be running up the trail. Ethan tried valliantly to keep up with the older boys and the rest of us made our way up at a more reasonable pace. We got a great view part way up where you can go out onto the ski trail. There are only partial views from the actual summit. But it was a beautiful autumn sunny day with just enough of a nip in the air to remind us that winter is right around the corner. Lilly and Ethan are only 7 years old and they both made it to the top!...their very first 4,000 footer! Congratulations Ethan and Lilly...great job! We had the pleasure of having Evan Fairmont with us from CCALS and had the opportunity to hear from him directly about the great work they are doing to help those with ALS. He has a very easy going way about him and it was great to have him along today. He kept us all entertained with stories of his travels and adventures. All the kids got along and it was fun to have them, they made it into a fun adventure for all of us! Thanks to everyone in the group for making today a great day and taking the time out to help raise money for CCALS. I would like to dedicate today's hike to Anne D. who passed a few weeks ago. She was an extremely intelligent woman with her own unique sense of style. She would have been delighted with today.
Today I hiked Tecumseh with the Sander's family: Rick, Gail, William, Charlie and Lilly; Susie and her son Ethan; Peggy and Evan from CCALS. Rick and Peggy and I have worked together at Spaulding for the past 12 years but we have never hiked together and Peggy hadn't hiked in a long time. I assured her she could do it and that we were hiking one of the shortest of the 4000 footers. We hiked Mt Tecumseh ( 4003') it is 5 miles round trip with an elevation gain of 2,300 feet and it was a 5 hour hike. I neglected to tell her it was going to be a long way up! Tecumseh is home to Waterville Valley Ski Area. So... hardly easy. 
Rick's boys: William and Charlie lead the way at what seemed to the rest of us to be running up the trail. Ethan tried valliantly to keep up with the older boys and the rest of us made our way up at a more reasonable pace. We got a great view part way up where you can go out onto the ski trail. There are only partial views from the actual summit. But it was a beautiful autumn sunny day with just enough of a nip in the air to remind us that winter is right around the corner. Lilly and Ethan are only 7 years old and they both made it to the top!...their very first 4,000 footer! Congratulations Ethan and Lilly...great job! We had the pleasure of having Evan Fairmont with us from CCALS and had the opportunity to hear from him directly about the great work they are doing to help those with ALS. He has a very easy going way about him and it was great to have him along today. He kept us all entertained with stories of his travels and adventures. All the kids got along and it was fun to have them, they made it into a fun adventure for all of us! Thanks to everyone in the group for making today a great day and taking the time out to help raise money for CCALS. I would like to dedicate today's hike to Anne D. who passed a few weeks ago. She was an extremely intelligent woman with her own unique sense of style. She would have been delighted with today. 
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