2. New England 4000+ ft Mountains

Old Speck Mtn. (32 of 67)

The 32nd of 67 peaks for this year would be Old Speck Mtn (4,170 ft) in Maine. It was hiked on 8/10/14. The entire hike was 6.325 miles with 2,716 ft of overall elevation gain and 3,038 ft of total elevation gain. From the summit I could see two rain storms in the area with one eventually coming over the mountain. Just after reaching the trail head, the rain picked up more and I started to hear thunder
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A Google Earth representation of the hike. Starting out heading to the right, then up to the summit, and coming back down on the left
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A Google Earth representation of the hike. Starting out heading to the right, then up to the summit, and coming back down on the left

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  • Looking down the ladder of the fire tower
  • Lake Umbagog on the NH/ME border
  • The rain might be letting up to the west
  • Miles living dangerously and sitting on the railing of the fire tower
  • It's looking mostly clear to the north
  • Heading back down the trail and passing an interesting formation of rocks. Also, it's starting to rain
  • After a brief bit of sprinkles, the sun is back out as I go back up over a small rise in the trail while heading down the mountain
  • A limited view to the north from along the trail
  • Now steadily raining, I make a brief stop for a picture of the brook next to the trail. Under better conditions I would have spent more time here and tried for some better angles
  • Crossing a dry brook bed almost back to the trail head
  • A Google Earth representation of the hike. Starting out heading to the right, then up to the summit, and coming back down on the left
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