"Men hang out their signs..."

"...indicative of their respective trades; shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but in the mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men."
-Daniel Webster

July 22, 2001

Long day from Lonesome Lake Hut over the Kinsmans to Hwy 112 at Kinsman Notch.  Camping at site of old shelter.

On N. Kinsman I could see L. Lake, Franconia Ridge, Garfield, and "the cannon" (which has NH's "Old Man in the Mountain" on the far side.)  If the day wasn't quite so hazy we might have seen Mt. Washington.

Sadly, the "Old Man in the Mountain" which is featured on New Hampshire's quarter is no more.  It crumbled less than two years after I passed nearby on my thruhike.

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It was hard crossing Mt. Wolf after tiring out on the Kinsmans and getting a late start but God gave me strength when I needed it.