Wright-Al-Ir-Toof 9.20

[billandjudy]

So I had a nice backpack planned until I get an urgent message from HOL....Cough.. cough.. sick.. sick...Wanna hike Monday?:D So I met Nancy at the Loj..7 AM sharp...Cool breezes and the promise of a blue sky day got us started quickly...Wright first....windy..almost cold, but with a warm sun just starting to warm the day up a bit...Quickly down and up.up.up to Algonquin...The views, spectacular of course..jacketed up in the wind...a quick snack and off to Iroquois. As reported earlier, some mud pits to tightrope around and over. Up over Boundary then down and up to Iroquois...More views and pics and soon we were picking out way down into the abyss towards Shepards Tooth....very cool trip...steeply down and steeply up..Different perspectives...We had decided earlier to retrace our path to save some time..beside we had dropped our packs on Iroquois:rolleyes:...Down and up again over and back to Algonquin..Stopping to chat w/ everyone who had followed us up...It was clearer than earlier in the AM and the views were endless...The trip down was a real knee pounder, but we kept a good pace...8 hours car to car..Not bad considering Nancy was dragging an anchor:D
Thanks Nanc---Great day!!

Great picture day (http://billc926.smugmug.com/Nature/Wright-Algonquin-Iroquois/13856885_DbFxi#1016006727_98ZCx)

[procook131]

Ya know, seeing stuff like this really pisses me off when I am stuck doing fifteen hour doubles while you are out on my favorite range...... I swear, I really prefer partly cloudy days for photography days! The ever changing shots due to lighting and the in and out splotching of cloud formations, shadows, etc.; well done Bill. And your company was pretty hard to beat too. You sure got it rough pal..... :p

FYI: Taking this week off from hiking, but got any plans for the next? I MISS the Adirondacks like you don't even know, and colors are going to be great! Thinking about a Sewards, Santas, Upper or Lower Range loop, D/N/C/B.....something!!!! If anyone's bored, drop me a line!

[NumNum]

love the pano's!

[billandjudy]

Ya know, seeing stuff like this really pisses me off when I am stuck doing fifteen hour doubles while you are out on my favorite range...... You sure got it rough pal..... :p



This coming from a guy who spent the the whole freakin summer in New England???:razz:

[daLunartik]

Nice TR out to the Toof n'back. :D Nice photo's too - glad the skys cleared up for you - high altitude clouds with no humidity makes for excellent photo opportunites:tup:

[billandjudy]

Gloves and hat already in early Sept? :eek:

Nice TR and photos, Bill.

Alan....A bit chilly up top w/ a stiff breeze....Gloves were for the close stuff along the HP;)

[Jim C]

Great pics. Glad to you two had a great day.

[billandjudy]

Great pics. Glad to you two had a great day.

Your name came up a couple times....What you been up to:?:

[PA Ridgerunner]

Gloves and hat already in early Sept? :eek:


Wuss. (Jersey guy...) :razz:

[procook131]

This coming from a guy who spent the the whole freakin summer in New England???:razz:

Sooooo what! Can't I be jealous of someone??????!!!!!!

[RockON]

Looks like it couldn't have been a better day. Thanks for sharing.

[AdironJack]

Sounds like you had a great hike! You even got it done without a weather change! When we did W-Al -Ir last year we started under sunny skies, had a storm come in while we were on our way over to Iroquois, had rain until we got back and down to the Jcn with Wright. Back at the car it hadn't even rained!
Of course, this is motivation to return because we didn't get any views on Iroquois. Also, I didn't know you could keep going over Iroquois to the Shepard's tooth. Is there a herd path to follow? It kind of looked like it in your pictures. Also, could you have kept going to the Cold Brook Pass Trail, or is that pure bushwhack?

[billandjudy]

Also, I didn't know you could keep going over Iroquois to the Shepard's tooth. Is there a herd path to follow? It kind of looked like it in your pictures. Also, could you have kept going to the Cold Brook Pass Trail, or is that pure bushwhack?

Yes and Yes:D..We figured we could make better time reclimbing as my partner had places to go people to see;)

[AlpineLamb]

Nice "little" hike you two :).
Wow, I am so jealous!
Hoping to get out and hike somewhere this weekend...
working sucks! :rolleyes:

[El Loco]

Great pics. Nothing like a crisp, clear day to be out on "them thar mountains." Did Nancy run that last half mile back to the parking lot?

[Snickers]

Nice pics Bill, gald you had such a great day!!

Cindy

[billandjudy]

Thanks Cin....I was telling Nancy about our turn around in the Sewards and our trip up Al the next day a few years back over T-Giving...