Feeling refreshed after an evening bath, ready to push up another trail on our last day here! Even after Zippy the Mouse woke me up three times when trying to get into one of our cooking pots. He was so fast I could hardly keep the flashlight on him! I was glad it wasn't something larger. So just how does an Azorean OMMB have a "bath" where there is no running water? Well...just like a moose of course (keep the comments to yourself)!
We decided on the Abol trailhead at the campground. Ranger Rick had recommended getting to the "Tabletop" area on top of the "slide" for some of the best views in the park (unobstructed views West).
This trail starts out as a nice walk in the woods with a very gradual incline. You could even bike up this for quite a while with not many obstacles. Then something happens, the trail gets really pissed, and sends you STRAIGHT UP the remnants of a massive rock slide. Dear trailblazers...have you ever heard of a freakin SWITCHBACK??? Jeesh!
On our way up, we could hear a group waaay up on the slide making a lot of noise...I said "sounds like someone got hurt". Well we met the group on their way down, most were bitchin about the one who took a head dive forward and broke his finger. They weren't too happy about not reaching the top. Johnny "Knocks"ville had his finger wrapped in a T-shirt and was pretty scraped up. Couldn't even offer him any Ibuprofen (which reminded me that I once again left the first aid kit at the camp).
So we clamored up a bit more to the bottom of the Abol Slide, which provided a great view. From there on it was REAL steep but we could see how one could reach Baxter Summit in a day from this trail. We hiked about 3 total miles to 3003 feet. (333? I hope that's not the Fire Goat's number)
We had lunch and called a day, a weekend, a trip to remember...
Happy Trails,
OMMB & T
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