Mt. Manadnock is the highest peak in the Manadnock Range in Southern NH. Unfortunately they don't allow dogs up the mountain,"Can you imagine!" HA! So since we try to obey the laws of the land we decided to hike North & South Pack Manadnocks instead. (pack means "little" in Indian)We slept in the van Friday night and had a great breakfast van-side. Off up the Wampac trail to the summit of South Pack. Fairly "little" (the first time anyway...stay tuned) Easy climb to the rock shelter on top, yep that's me hiding in the cornerstones.(see pic) There are radio towers up there too. Met a wicked nice couple, LD (long distant) hikers themselves. Of course they asked about the Appalacian Trail tee-shirt I had on.Well THAT sparked conversation!......... All wished each other well and down South Pack we went and across the ridge. Lots of birds, buds and even a spring salamander. Then we headed up North Pack. "bigger" than South...I think... we were getting hot by then, in the high 80's!!!!!!
A bit from the summit we took a loop trail (Cliff Trail) to, you got it,cliffs. And HOW! The trail wrapped under and up over the cliffs, wicked cool. We ate lunch on top of North Pack.From here we could see back to the towers on South Pack. Mom made me a shade tent and I took a little nap.zzzzzzzz! Then back down North pack and back UP and over South...MUCH bigger this time! Ha! Ha! So much damage to the trees in this area from that ice storm that blanketed New England this winter.
We drove around a bit after we got back to the van. Stopped at an outdoor cathedral to watch the sunset. SPECTACULAR! Then, Sunday morning, early, we trotted up yet another peak, Mt. Watatic. Two rock hummocks. From the first you could look back and see N&S Packs from yesterday...Mom's pointing at the towers,on South pack, in the picture. Another shade rest in the shadows of Dad's new boots on the second hillock, before descending back to the van. Our weekend ended with a chorus of roadside peepers,chirping in another glorious spring!
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