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George Steffanos

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September 9, 1983: From Adams’ summit a trail called the Airline followed the long, barren ridgeline of Adams back down past the rocky knob called Mount Quincy Adams, passing a little to its west. Somewhere John Quincy Adams is wearing a tee shirt that reads, “I Was the Sixth President of the United States and All I Got Was This Lousy Minor Summit on My Dad’s Mountain.”

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Mar 13, 2024 at 1:40pmWeb
Show threadGeorge SteffanosMar 13, 2024
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Soon, the Airline crossed the Appalachian Trail, and I turned back onto it. Looking back from this point at the impressive sweep of virtually barren rock between Adams and Quincy Adams, you could see why the AT bypassed it. There is a lot of dangerous weather on Adams. Bypass complete, the AT reclaimed the ridgeline, descending towards the bottom of the deep col between Adams and Madison, the site of Madison Spring Hut.
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In this col, the Gulfside Trail, which the AT had been following, ended, and the AT followed the Osgood Trail up Mount Madison.

At the summit of Madison, the ridge crest of the Presidential Range abruptly comes to an end. Southward are great views of Mounts Washington, Clay, and Adams.

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Looking north, the slopes drop precipitously away on all three sides, providing unsurpassed vistas of the Androscoggin River valley and the Wildcat-Carter and Mahoosuc ranges. As I stood there on the summit, I noticed high clouds were moving in fast from the west.
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The next few miles of the AT descended sharply along the crest of Osgood Ridge, remaining above tree line for another mile or so.

More of My 1983 #AppalachianTrail Hike in Photos at https://www.georgesteffanos.com/places-i-ve-been

Places I've Been | Then The Hail Came George Steffanos

My 1983 Appalachian Trail Hike in Photos. There are around 750-800 photos here scanned from my 1983 slides. I believe this to be one of the oldest thru-hikes on the Internet to be documented in photos and words to this extent.