Mount Garfield (4,500), Galehead (4,024) & Galehead Hut

To tell you the truth, I almost turned around

Intuition and anxiety don’t mix well

My stomach a fish,

flip-flopping inside, then

a humming bird, still 

only by moving so fast, and later 

a masthead, tipped

forever toward the angled 'morrow

But isn’t it all just rehearsal?
Death tucked away as it is,
in the corner, and all this
Maybe that’s why I like to stare at mountains;
ridges traced into the pinkish sky
turning blue, back lit

There will always be restlessness, then calm
There will always be caved, shaking shoulders
There will always be laughter, interrupting sameness
I put my hand on my heart, reminding
sweetheart, your thoughts don’t predict the future

AMC Spring Hiking Program, Mount Garfield & Mount Galehead, Hut Trip, 7.21.18 - 7.22.18

 

Hike level: Some parts easy, some moderate, some difficult
Location: Franconia, NH

Driving distance from Boston: About 2 1/2 hours

Cost: FREE to hike; for accommodations stay at Galehead Hut, from $116 p/p, p/n for AMC members, includes dinner, bed and breakfast.

Description: A 13.2 mile loop trail with an overnight stay at the AMC Galehead Hut. The first day is 8.65 miles, going up Garfield trail (easy), across Garfield Ridge Trail (moderate-difficult) to Galehead summit (easy). The next day, hiking down 4.5 miles on the Gale River Trail. (If you car spot, you can skip the 1.5 mile road walk at the end.)