Camels Hump

These are some photographs that I took on July 16th. My mom was staying with us for a few days and we were able to actually go on a hike. Every day we look at this mountain (Camels Hump) but we have never been able to climb it the whole time we've lived here. Having 3 kids will do that to you! The first picture is just a snapshot I took this evening, it is the view of the mountain from the bottom of our driveway.

I don't have the actual stats on the mountain although I'm sure my husband knows. I am used to hiking in Colorado where everything is SO high. We frequently hiked mountains that were over 14,000 feet. Well, in New England we are at sea level so nothing is that high. But the difference between New England mountains and the Rocky Mountains is that in New England they just don't believe in switch backs! You start at the bottom and walk straight to the top with no curves or turns inbetween no matter how steep!

Our hike to the top was full of roots and rocks, all the way to the top. It is the highest point around so we were able to get a panoramic view of the whole area. It was really amazing to see the ski resorts that we ski in the winter, Lake Champlain which is the huge lake between Vermont and New York and various other landmarks. We had such fun hiking and now we're looking forward to our next one...maybe that will be in another 3 years!