- Place: North Moat Mountain, North Conway, NH
- Trailhead: Diana's Baths
- Hikers: T and OMMB
- Miles: 10.66
- Weather: perfect
- Technical Level: categorized as "strenuous" hike (duh)
- Wildlife: Red Squirrels, Chipmunks. a Hummingbird (not an hallucination!), a Peregrine Falcon, some butterflies, and a fully tattooed man who told us to watch for the falcon.
Notes: This was a long ass hike. Too long an ass hike for our first day. The vertical wasn't so bad...it was the distance. Would we climb North Moat again? Yep...but probably from a more direct route. The views from 80% of this route are excellent and the summit offers a 360 degree unobstructed view that includes Mt Washington, Mt Chocorua, North Conway, and Cranmore Ski area.
Tidbits: Teri discovered that she has a knee problem...only when traveling downhill while bending the knee. She was in pain...but stuck it out the whole hike down...ouch!! Both of us were sore for days! The nightly visits to the hot tub helped...a little.
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