December 5, 1998
Their snowshoes at the ready, they came looking for snow. Well, they found it. But snowshoes, had they carried them, would have been overkill. El Nina'? Who knows. T hey had fun just the same.
They did have one objective for the day. That was to demonstrate to Rob that there actually were mountains in the Adirondacks. Rob has been to the ADK several times but had never experienced a summit that was not cloud-covered. As seen below, Rob saw that the mountains really do exist.
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Gothics from Sawteeth
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Haystack (left) and Marcy (middle background) from Sawteeth.
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Rob and Sherry
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Mikey and Joe. For some reason Mikey wants everyone to notice that he is the only one wearing a sweater on the summit. Must be one of those "indestructible youth" things we all hear about. Maybe it's inexperience. We're not sure. His goose bumps did make the Guinness Book of Records though!
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There was something
unexplainable
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Huh!? Must be a newlywed thing.
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Mikey prepares for battle by sharpening his trekking pole. He's heard the chipmunks get pretty aggressive in these parts. |