Today I hiked Mt Cabot with my friends Maureen and Brian. they had hiked with me towards the beginning of this journey for peaks # 15 and 16 ( the Carters) back in June. The weather now is quite different...much colder and way less buggy! Cabot is the most northern of the 48 peaks and definitely remote. We saw 2 hunters with shot guns walking down Rt 110 on our way to the turnoff to the trailhead. Thank goodness the trail we were hiking is protected by the White Mountain National forest...so no hunting. We did see a moose running down the road away from the hunters...hope she made it.
We knew the forecast was calling for rain...so we got an early start and were on the trail before 9. We made it to the summit by noon and had our lunch in the cabin that needs a little TLC and a cat! We were only about 30 min heading down when it started to lightly rain. The rain turned to a steady rain for the next 2 hour hike out. We made our way slipping and sliding down a pretty trail covered by yellow leaves with deep mud holes hidden in spots underneath. Maureen and I both ended up sinking into a couple of them up over our boots. Brian managed to look good the whole way :)
I would like to dedicate this hike to Thomas Cunniff who passed away August 15th, 2012. He had served in the Army and received the Korean Service Medal. He was married for 50 years and is remembered by his family as a kind and caring man .
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