Wes Chapman
May 26, 2013
Fresh snow on Moosilauke – a May surprise
A freak snow in May
Alone, wind,* cold, snow; sublime
Peter stayed in bed
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Moosilauke is one of my favorite Hills, always capable of generating a real surprise. Today was just such a day – mid-winter conditions on May 26th. I broke trail all the way up, and had the pleasure of wading through some waist deep snow drifts. Fortunately I had my normal winter kit, minus gaiters and goggles – which I really missed toward the summit.
Icicles at 3,800 feet
Fox tracks on the summit ridge
Frozen Summit
On the way down, I was joined by 4 through hikers – they were not prepared for the weather. I advised that they hole up in one of the huts until the weather blew through – we’ll see if they end up in the newspaper.
Peter stayed in bed
Sunday morning coming down
I slept like a king! Actually there was a freak storm here in Slovenia too. The pass through which we cycled days before(Vrsic) was closed to all traffic.
Looks more like early March than late May. And what’s with King Peter I? Is he sleeping or lying in state?
5/10/1945 I marched through 10″ of snow at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine in the Navy V-12 program.