Vacation Part 1: Broad Overview

Greetings all!

It has been a while since our last post, and for that we apologize.  But fear not, dear reader, we have been adventuring, and adventuring with the intent of sharing these adventures with you.  Over the next several posts, we'll be filling you in on the vacation that has inspired the training hikes that have been the subject of so many previous posts.

In case you have forgotten (or we haven't mentioned, a true possibility) our adventure took us to the Northeast.  After flying in to Boston, we traveled via bus to New Hampshire, where we met up with a group organized by the New Hampshire chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC).  With this group, we hiked along the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, stopping at night at the huts the AMC maintains for hikers along the trail.

After eight wonderful days hiking with wonderful people, we returned to Boston for a half day during which we walked the Freedom Trail and ate some awesome Italian food.  Then it was back home to Kansas.










That is the broad overview, and we'll be expanding on that theme through the next several posts.  But for now, some raw stats:

-Miles Hiked: 60
-Elevation Gained (ft): 21,345
-Total Elevation change (ft): 40,396
-4000 ft Peaks Summitted: 14 (out of 48 in the state)
-Size of group: 21
-Pounds in packs: 26 for Alex (they let it slide I was a pound over), 30 pounds for Arthur
-Number of blisters: 7
-Number of rocks: a gazillion 
-Value of experience: Priceless

 Stay tuned for the full story.  Until then, Omnia Vincit Amor.