The sunrise is meant to be observed. When you see the sunrise on a hike this is felt and understood, but with the pressures of the modern world, soon forgotten. Once in a while my memory of dawn coincides with motivation, and I get up for an early morning hike. This Thursday, I was on my way out the Kancamagus Highway by 5 a.m., heading for the 4.8 mile University of New Hampshire Trail loop on Mount Hedgehog (2,532 feet).
At home that morning, I mulled over what would be a good moderate hike to do. Even though the UNH Trail begins close the Kancamagus Highway, there is still a lingering feeling of being deep in the wilderness there. I visualized the pleasant flats through tall hemlocks at the beginning of the trail, and thought that darkness would certainly add to that feeling. The pleasant trail though dark woods invited me.
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