Mt. Chocorua & Middle Sister 10/10/15

Making my way to a pair of peaks I've never visited before, I planned to hike Mt. Chocorua and Middle Sister. It was Columbus Day weekend and the forecast was predicted to clear up nicely, so I wanted to go where there would be a view of the foliage. The skies cleared up slower than expected so it wasn't sunny until the later half of the hike. On the summit of Mt. Chocorua it was 31 degrees with an average wind speed of 16 mph and gusts to 22 mph. This made for a windchill of 21 degrees. A good reminder it's now time to carry gloves and a hat while hiking. The hike was a total of 10.1 miles with 2,749 ft of overall elevation gain and 3,679 ft of total/accumulated elevation gain.