rain interrupts his day
The summit of Mount Jackson (sign credits: Rose Kiok-Kirshenbaum)
Description: There are a couple of ways to do this loop that vary in length. You can go up to Mt. Webster (on the 52 with a view list), over to Mount Jackson and then to Mount Pierce for 9 mile loop, or you can skip Mt. Webster and just do Jackson and Pierce for a shorter, approximately 7 mile loop. Either way, you can stop by the Mitzvah hut to refill water and get a snack.
A man, from
his bedroom window, debates
if he should
even go outside at all, thinking of
his
goulashes and the risk of an upturned
umbrella. He
watches the others, on their
way to work,
suffer and hunch against the
unexpected wet
sheets, pouring down,
staining the
sidewalks a darker grey,
splashing on
good shoes when cars drive by.
Then,
something else catches his eye—
An old woman,
standing still, not even wearing
a raincoat, pearls
collecting on her arms,
eyes closed,
with a secret smile. Her head is
cocked to
the side as if she’s holding a conch shell
to her ear,
the man opens his window and closes
his eyes, to
hear the sound of the ocean.
The summit of Mount Pierce (sign credits: Rose Kiok-Kirshenbaum)
Hike level: Moderate
Location: Carroll, NH
Driving distance from Boston: About 3 hours
Cost: FREE to hike
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