Ritzhikes

Where: Mt. Kinsman Trail to Kinsman Pond Shelter When: 1/21/95-1/22/95 With: Chip We decided well before the holidays that a winter hike was needed as soon after the New Year as possible. The next question was where? Tradition dictated that we attempt once again to reach Kinsman Pond, our as-yet-unattained goal of the previous two year's winter hikes (a.k.a. Hell & High Water I & II). Chip had some other ideas though. A man he met at a swimming pool turned out to be an avid winter hiker. In fact, this guy (Dick) had a house up in the area we usually go. They exchanged stories of winter adventures and Dick told of ski trips on Mt. Moosilauke, so Chip thought that might be a good idea for a winter expedition. I was somewhat less than enthusiastic though, so Chip looked at some maps to see some of the other places Dick was describing. He noticed a trail going up Mt. Kinsman from the west (the Mt. Kinsman trail) which had a secondary summit at its midpoint and asked Dick ab...