July 22, 2009 - Big Slide Mountain

The first time we climbed Big Slide Mountain, we came from The Garden over the Brothers. With a little time to kill, and a chance to experience the trail from the JBL up Big Slide, we decided to see if we could get a view this time.

The trail was great fun and very interesting to be able to cross the brook so many times on the way up to the top. Unfortunately, when we got to the summit, we had about the same view the last time we were there in November (about 50 feet visibility). On the way back down, we were surprise by a very large deer that we encountered on the trail.

No new peaks for us on this day, but at least Jack remembered to set the GPS at the top. The hike was about five (5) miles, and took just under four (4) hours. We had to really hustle, but we made it back to the JBL in time for dinner (barely).