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You can take the ski trails up as we did, or the Appalachian Trail to the summit. As we were trying to beat the storm, we took the steeper but faster ski route. It was green and blue trails for us!
We took the Grey Ghost trail up to the Tri-Color Trail to reach the summit. You can see the trail map here.
The hike up was steep, but we kept a steady pace and took a few short breaks. Gotta keep on moving so you don’t get stiff!
Now THIS is how you maximize breaks! We dub this the conga line gear break. Sunglassess, sunscreen, and snacks!
Before we knew it, we were at the top of the lifts. In no time we would be at the summit!
To me, the rock formation above looks like a “duck” which is used in different parts of the country on trails. The head points to the direction of travel. Unfortunately this duck was a little confused.
It was a fun mile between the two peaks. There were boulders to climb up and over as well as a ladder soon before the last uphill stretch to the summit.
About here I had attempted to place my camera back into the side pocket of my pack for the 100th time that day and accidentally tucked it into the bottomless pit next to the aforementioned pocket. My camera thunked against a rock. I turned it on to a variety of spiderweb designs and technicolor lines. Fortunitely for me, I bought an extended warranty and I had others to take the photos. I also learned that while the LCD screen didn’t work, the camera did. The rest of the photos were a mystery.
We made a little friend enjoying the cool breeze. We were glad that it wasn’t as humid as the day before and the bugs stayed away.

Everyone in my group loved this ridge and we all agreed that it’s definitely something we’d like to do again in better weather. We got some cool shots, but it was a little bit of a tease of what we could have seen on a clear day. I will be back to that ridge someday!
Last modified: November 28, 2014