September 2004
A Crazy Day of Hiking
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I set up camp near the road on the North Boquet. I rose before sunset to begin the hike
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I enjoyed breakfast at sunrise on the open rock on the Dix brook near where it meets the South Boquet
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Climbing the slide on Dix, I reach great views of the Green mountains above valley clouds
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a view of the slide
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and great views of Giant
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I reach the summit of Dix
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with its great 360 degree views
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beginning the descent
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nice view at Dix pond
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part way up the Macomb slide
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more to go
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taking a break on the top
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and resting on South Dix too
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slow on the timer run on East Dix
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with its fabulous views
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a viewpoint on the descent
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halfway down the slide looking back up; then I go back to camp, after dark, taking over 15 hours for the hike