Typing “Sep 11” makes me look
forward to being in NYC. To seeing the
Ground Zero Memorial. To sharing that
story in even more detail with our girls.
The last time I was in NYC was April 2001. The towers were still there. It is uncomfortable to remember, but important
that we do. I walked in the shadow of
9-11 all day long.
The first half of the day we hung
out at our camp site. Carmen dug in the
dirt and Audra read. After lunch we
hiked up to the summit of Mt. Megunticook (1370 ft). I know that’s no great feat to some of you,
but the last several mountains we have attempted (even the small ones) we have
given up on for various reasons. This
one we finished. It is almost twice as
high as Mt. Battie, so the view was twice as impressive. I keep thinking if only we were here two
weeks later, the trees would be a mass of oranges and reds, but we are here
now, and it is still beautiful. So just
to dispel any rumors of Maine shutting down in September (that’s what I had
read), they are still open for the most part till mid-October. I digress.
It was a 2 mile, 2 hour hike. It
is great to be hiking again.
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