Camels Hump(The Lion), VT
Date: 07/02/2005
Persons in Group: Brian and Greg.
Weather Conditions: 70-75 degrees, sunny.
Route: Forest City Trail to Long Trail North. LT North to summit of Camels Hump and down to Burrows Trail. Burrows Trail out to parking lot.
Notes: Temps around 40 degrees at the summit due to wind. Logged two benchmarks.
Greg at the parking lot. 2 cars total on the way in at around 8AM, 50+ on the way out. Unreal busy.
Forest City Connector from Burrows Trail, Brian on the Bridge.
Brian working my way up to the LT North on the Forest City Trail
On the LT North, great 2 miles to the summit. Picture of the ridge, still partly in the clouds.
More ridge on the LT, Greg in the front.
First view of the summit.
Closer view.
Closer still.
Greg, below the face of the mountain.
At the summit, view of fellow VT 4k peaks, Ellen and Abraham.
View west of the Adirondacks.
South, view of Mt. Ascutney.
View north of Mansfield, still in the clouds.
View north over the summit, Mansfield slowly emerging.