The campers left Wednesday morning for the long 5 1/2 hour drive to Baxter State Park.  They arrived in time to set up their tents and have a delicious meal and get to bed early as the next day started with a 5:00 am wake up.  They ate breakfast before driving to the start of the trail.  They started the climb around 7am and made it to the top by 11.  After spending about an hour at the top, they started their descent which took a little longer than the climb up.  They were back at the campsite by 5, tired but excited about the day's accomplishments.  Everyone collapsed early after enjoying a delicous dinner of chicken fajitas.  The next morning, after breakfast, they were on the road again back to camp.

It was a great day to climb, clear and not too hot. They took lots of great pictures and I've put most of them on although many are just views -- it gives the rest of us a good idea of just what they saw and climbed along the way.