This year we did a different kind of a hunger walk: Pastor Kellerman hiked in the Adirondacks to raise funds for our food pantry.
The game plan was for me to hike three different days, but it rained cats and dogs every day I was there. Nonetheless, after a drenching morning, I said that I had to try at least one trail. I went up Giant Mountain in the afternoon on June 23. Originally, I was going to do just the Giant Nubble, a somewhat shorter hike, but I found another experienced hiker who was planning to hike all the way to the top, and so I decided would do the same. The guide book I had said that it was a strenuous climb and to budget 6 hours to do the hike. As it turned out, we did it in about 5 hours 40 minutes, although we spent a good 40 minutes at the top. Here I am at the summit (amid the fog), trying not to get completely soaked in the drizzle.
Giant Mountain is one of the “46,” the 46 highest mountains in New York, nearly all of which are over 4,000 feet. Giant Mountain is the twelfth highest, around 4,670 feet. But as serious hikers know, it isn’t just a matter of absolute height, but how many feet one has to ascend or descend. And in the case of the hike to Giant Mountain, that meant an ascent of 3,000 feet. Unfortunately, by the time I got to the top of the mountain we were in so much fog that the only picture worth taking was the Geodesic Survey marker.
Still, I enjoyed hiking up a rather rugged trail, full of rocks that are part of the Canadian Shield. Although there was often little rivulets of water streaming down the trail, the rocks (surprisingly) were not that slippery. It may be because of the igneous nature of those rocks or because of the good hiking boots I had on.
Although the hike was part of my vacation, I still appreciated your using it as an excuse to support our food pantry. With your help we were able to raise $1,458 for our food pantry.
Summer 2011 Hunger Walk
This year we did a different kind of a hunger walk: Pastor Kellerman hiked in the Adirondacks to raise funds for our food pantry.
The game plan was for me to hike three different days, but it rained cats and dogs every day I was there. Nonetheless, after a drenching morning, I said that I had to try at least one trail. I went up Giant Mountain in the afternoon on June 23. Originally, I was going to do just the Giant Nubble, a somewhat shorter hike, but I found another experienced hiker who was planning to hike all the way to the top, and so I decided would do the same. The guide book I had said that it was a strenuous climb and to budget 6 hours to do the hike. As it turned out, we did it in about 5 hours 40 minutes, although we spent a good 40 minutes at the top. Here I am at the summit (amid the fog), trying not to get completely soaked in the drizzle.
Although the hike was part of my vacation, I still appreciated your using it as an excuse to support our food pantry. With your help we were able to raise $1,458 for our food pantry.