Sandwich/Black Mountains
Where: Sandwich/Black Mountains When: Summer, 1988 With: Solo I thought I'd explore a new section of this area and maybe look for my lost pipe. I went in on the Sandwich Mountain trail, off route 49. The hike was relatively easy at first, but started to ascend pretty steeply as it climbed to the ridge. I tried to keep up a good pace and soon crested the ridge. The hike up there was much easier and the views grand, with overlooks in all directions at various points. Finally I reached the junction with the Algonquin trail, which I planned to follow down. I debated going up to the summit, but I was pretty beat and didn't know how far the summit was so I just headed down. Soon after the junction, I met up with a group of hikers coming up with light daypacks. We greeted each other and I realized they were Soviets. They said they were camping down below and I was the first person they'd seen in days. We parted and I continued on to the Black Mountain trail. I followed this ...