Garfield- Minus the Humidity

Sunday was glorious.
No heat....  No humidity........  No bugs

-- A perfect time to get out into the Pemi Wilderness and re-acquaint myself with the Garfield Trail.What a wonderful, consistent grade all the way to some spectacular views!

On the way up, I ran into a group from CT (campers) coming down, who asked me what my favorite camp song was. I stuttered and stammered because my favorite camp song is a Mont Lawn Camp version of Old McDonald's Farm-- it's got a beat and LOTS of attitude. It's a Bronxed-up version that gets you going...... Trying to describe it just didn't work-- it has to be experienced.

So as we parted, one of them asked, "What are you listening to on your IPod?" I responded, "Doobie Brothers right now..."

They hooted, "I LOOOOOOVE the Doobie Brothers!"

And off they went, spontaneously breaking out into "Black Water"--

"....old black water, keep on rollin'.... Mississippi moon won't you keep on shin'n' on me...!"

And I'm thinking how do THEY know the Doobie Brothers-- that is WAYYYYYYYY before their time!!!

I went to Garfield's summit twice-- once in the morning and again at lunch time. In between I dropped down to Garfield Ridge Campsite to see what was going on there... quiet as a church.

The morning views were affected by clouds rolling through, perhaps from all the moisture in the valleys being heated up by the sun?

View around 10:30 am

Morning fog/clouds...

Popping down to Garfield Ridge Campsite was a quick trip. Everyone had cleared out-- no tents up, nobody in the shelter, Caretaker's tent buttoned up. Bobby-- where'd 'ya go?!?!?

The spring was flowing just fine, so I topped off and headed back up to the summit for lunch. Much clearer and the views were awesome.

Great views at lunch!

Views were 180 degrees,  and it was a perfect spot to linger and soak up some sun.Other than someone who felt it necessary to share their cell phone conversation with everyone on top, it was perfect :)

The hike down was uneventful, and I resolved to try and get a YouTube video of Mont Lawns' Farm song...