Mount Major in Alton NH

Today we Hiked Mount Major in Alton New Hampshire. We started at the parking lot early in the morning when the temperature was about 50 degrees. As we entered the trail we heard a bus load of kids screaming and yelling as they pulled into the parking lot obviously on a field trip. We stepped it up a bit to get out in front of the kids. We took the Orange trail to the top. It was Steep and I've never climbed through a boulder field like this one. What a work out! Saco Bounded through it like he was back in Colarado. Arethusa wasn't far behind. I found it hard to let them go off leash because it was so steep; I had to trust them because it was safer for all of us.
We continued to the top and as we approached the summit we herd the yelling and screaming kids. They obviously took the easier Blue trail and beat us to the top. When we reached the top the temperature had risen to a hot 68 degrees. I guess the L.L. Bean Flannel Shirt could go. The fog had lifted and the views were awesome. Check out our Photos to the right!