Comments from Mt. Monadnock

This stream-of-consciousness postcard was assembled from random entries in the Marlboro Trail hiker register on Mount Monadnock, most-climbed mountain in the Western Hemisphere. A year of scrawled fragments…

Winter:

• Happy New Year!


• Today is my half-birthday!


• Lost crampons on hike, if found please call…


• Played hooky from work, a great choice.


• Made pee-pee in the woods! 


• Happy Spring!

Spring:

• Happy Easter.


• Rescued two lost hikers.


• May we continue to be grateful for Mother Earth.


• Nice day except for the people: jerks on the phone; jerks drinking beer. 


• Day #47: we finally made it back to civilization!


• Forgot the bug spray.

Summer:

• All human beings are Gods!


• Cool morning, humidity to come.


• Mushrooms blooming.


• Freedom!


• Barefoot on the way up.


• Sprained ankle.


• Park closing at 6 pm as Hurricane Irene approaches!


• Summer is about to end

Autumn:

• Escaped from Massachusetts, may not go back.


• Beautiful day to hike with the people I love most


• Out of breath already, can’t wait for summit.


• Thanks to all US Veterans. 


• Enjoy winter, see you next spring.

Although many asked in earnest, there was no comment from the mountain.