We arrived at the parking lot early and in a little under 2 hours we had our picture taken in the spot where we always have our picture taken. We absolutely love this spot and it's a great place to see the entire range from.
We took off again shortly and soon enough we were at the Greenleaf Hut enjoying a Cookie. We soon took off after about a 20 minute break for the Summit and we couldn't believe how much easier it was from 2 years ago when we did this hike. Last time it seemed like there was one false summit after another and it felt like the summit was never going to show itself. This time we just kind of arrived like "we're there already?" We couldn't believe it.
The summit was alive with people and it was a beautiful day. We hung out for a bit eating lunch and taking in the vast views of the Pemigewassett Wilderness area. We then took off towards Mt. Lincoln. We made our way over and the hike still felt easier than last time. We are both in much better shape than we were 2 years ago and have much more hiking experience.
We summited Lincoln and only stopped for a second and kept going. This ridgewalk is full ov views and we really just kept stopping the entire time anyway. Every few tenths of a mile we would stop and look around.
This area is one of the most spectacular ridgewalks around that I can tell. I like it better than Washington because even though there can be a lot of people, you know they hiked there and appreciate what they are looking at and the work it took to get there.
We then took our time down the South side of Lincoln towards Little Haystack which was the final peak of the day. We always pass by this one rock outcropping which we have to take a picture of because we never know if it's going to fall before we come back.
Pretty much right after I took this picture, I took a header after losing my footing for a second and I hit my shin on the way down pretty good which made a welt as big around as an egg appear. I continued on though up to the summit of Little Haystack.
On the Summit of Little Haystack I wrapped up my leg to try to keep the swelling down and I was able to smile about it. I didn't actually hit my head so I was good to hike.
A few hours later we hit the car and hit the highway back to Maine. Another successful trip in the Whites completed.
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