[at-l] Bigelow Hike

[V Hurst]

***Onestep,
  thank you so much for posting your photos...how awesome of a hike was that? OMIGOSH...I love winter hiking and love hiking in the snow but this flatlander doesn't understand how awesome it can be...great photos...Also, it does take me about 10 days to get the blood think enough to withstand that kind of cold.....I'm actually enjoying the 4 degree weather here in IN...I'm sick I know it :)
  vera
   
  Saw my first white blazes of 2007!

Mark, Jerry, Tim, and I did a loop hike over the Bigelow range 
yesterday.
Started out from the Stratton Pond road at 8:30am. Sugarloaf/USA was
reporting 5 degrees on the summit of Sugarloaf with no wind. We where
encouraged!

We snowshoed up the Horn's Pond trail to the AT and followed it N along 
the
range. We crossed over South Horn and West Peak on our way to Avery 
Peak.
Although the skies where overcast and cloudy we enjoyed fantastic 
views!
Temp's where in the lower teens with barely a breeze blowing. We 
descended
via the Firewarden's trail, getting back to our vehicles at 6:30pm.

Pictures; http://picasaweb.google.com/kcedergren/BigelowLoop

Onestep