10.5 mile from Flume Gorge parking areaUp the Flume Slide Trail and down Liberty Spring
My brother has the hiking bug finally. Calls me the other day trying to plan a dayhike to Cannon saying theres a bar, easy hike etc., but I had already made plans. Told him it was Liberty/Flume, he counters by saying "Ok, but we have to wear kilts". This man is a natural negotiator, a deal had been struck. Kiltacular.
Trailhead wasn't easy to find and I've hiked Liberty twice now. Ended up walking the White Cross trail from the Flume Gorge parking area, added a small warmup before we met with any real business.
If my business was hiking, business would've been excellent this past weekend, early start with two trail veterans eager for mountains. All the snow is finally gone, you'd expect high water at the few crossings but we kept our boots dry without incident. The Flume Slide trail is a crazy incline, it certainly earns a spot in my top 10 steep places in the Whites. Easy nature walk gets gradually harder as you meet with the intersection with Liberty Spring, then you find the wall. Plenty of rock scrambles, I wouldn't recommend descending this trail in rain or snow.
Turns out Flume is like a mini Bondcliff and nobody told me. The first time I hiked Liberty we skipped the measly 0.9 over to Flume in favor of an early departure! Big fail, glad I brought my little brother back with me again to finish the job.
Liberty hasn't changed since I left it. Apparently mountains don't move all that much in 3 years. I can at least name all the peaks on the horizon now. And I don't have little chicken leg "getaway sticks" anymore, so theres that.
Not alot of pics for this hike because I'm changing phone/camera carriers. My Iphone 4s finally passed away last week, went to sleep but never woke up and wont charge. I have in my hands the Legendary Nokia Lumia 1020, the greatest camera phone ever made. Once I get out from under this list (6 left! omg) I'm going to be hunting for great pics and great peaks, see what the Whites look like in 41mp.
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