4.5 miles 2.5 hours- Dog Friendly if they can jump 3 feet or be carried maybe twice
Zelda held up traffic momentarily, hopped most spots with little help
The black flies in Waterville Valley had Erick & Zelda on the menu last weekend, hit a quick dayhike before lunch on Memorial Day. And when I say before lunch, I mean we got home at 2pm. Awesome solo adventure with the dog and I managed to mow the lawn after.
Meant to hike Mt. Cannon, got as far as the 293/93 split and realized I had no cash or cellphone, ended up heading back home. Zelda was looking sad with a potential day stuck in the house, so I decided to take her with me when I went back out. The Welch/Dickey loop is only about 4.5 miles total, open rock faces with great views, very little effort. Monday was clear all day, so we were bouncing in between shady spots to avoid the princess from overheating. Stopping for more then 60 seconds in late May means you're an appetizer for like 30 bugs however, so we kept a brisk pace most of the morning. Zelda was awesome and happy to be out. She wasn't keen on all the exposed rock, slight overcast ended up saving the day for us.
A short hike has its pros and cons for me right now. For some context - my wife is a pregosaurus right now. As any of the pregopotomai will tell you, Pregos do no chores. Prego sits and watches her some shows on MTV about other younger pregos and laughs/eats. Getting back early meant my lawn finaally got some attention, floors swept, cat litter, laundry etc etc. WTF.
Prego and I both will be happier in October when everything calms down again (hopefully).
Man up time at home, shrugging off the small shit and moving forward.
Spending this weekend at the Notchland Inn, an awesome B&B a 1/2 mile north of the 4th Iron tentsite on 302. Trying to sneak out early for a hike tomorrow, rainy weather or not I can't be this close and not take advantage.
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