Hiking up Gore Mountain
My original plan for today was to hike three short-distance fire towers in the Northwest corner of the ADK. When it came down to it, though, I really just didn't feel like spending six hours in the car. I may have a go at them later in the season, but I really wasn't feeling it. In fact, at the time of writing this, I would have still been in the car on the Northway. Also, Quinn asked me real cute to take him for a walk or bike ride after school, so that settled it. I hunted for a closer hike that would be worth my time and landed on Gore Mountain. The hike had a dubious distance of 10-12 miles depending on who you asked, but I was game either way. I was just excited to get North again -- also, the weather was shaping up to be quite nice. Although I had to literally drag Sunny out of bed at 5am, he was his usual chipper self. We arrived at the trailhead at 6:45 with air temp at 36F. started hiking by 7:00. The sun was already going strong when we started and it didn't l...