Noon, Jennings, and Sandwich

The view of Sandwich Dome from Jennings Peak.

Hiked On May 13, 2023

I have been wanting to do this loop for a long time.  It was on my list in the fall but got bumped because Allison and my brother Dan wanted to climb Adams and Madison.  We did that and my knees still hurt today!  This, however, is no walk in the park either.  Sandwich Mountain is the tallest of the 52 With a View peaks and the star of the Sandwich Range.  Noon is more of a ledge than a peak. Jennings is it's own thing--reachable by a spur off the main trail--and counts to the 52 on its own.  This means plenty of elevation. 

Also, there were tons of fallen trees on the trail. This happens sometimes.  A storm will hit the side of a peak and chaos will ensue.  Down below we hardly notice but up on the slope...wood starts swirling.  This appears to have occurred some time over the winter.  At times the trail was concealed and we needed to bushwhack a bit to find our place again.  Still, the degree of difficulty did not conceal the beauty of the trip.  It will be one of the most memorable and enjoyable hikes of the year I am sure.

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Older broken trees on our way down Sandwich.

I will let the video tell the story.  That said, it was part of our slow increase in degree of difficulty after the winter.  Allison had to take a break for graduate school stuff.  I hiked alone in the snow during that time. Mostly I did smaller peaks. With snowshoes on I tend to be interested in high-satisfaction-for-effort hikes like Watatic.  Of course, it has all been a workout for me!

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