Day two of our Thanksgiving Training Camp dawned bright and early with a 7am trip to Commons then a 7:30 departure to…oh wait. Where are we going? We were planning on going to Mount Washington, but too much snow and ice changed those plans so we headed to a road just outside of Bethel for a classic ski up to the mountain, Old Speck, for a hike. The ski was gorgeous; it started a little chilly, but was still beautiful especially because there were very few cars. As we climbed, there was some ice on the road and snow on the sides, which reminded us that winter is coming. After passing many signs for different parking lots and waterfalls and somewhere called “Moose Cave,” we got to final destination #1. After a quick lunch, complete with sandwiches, cookies, and brownies, we got ready to hike/ run Old Speck. We were unsure if there were hunters in the area, so we tried our best to not look like deer, and avoided wearing white hats and headbands. We went up the mountain and saw some beautiful views of various mountains. The rocks started to get slippery as we went up and about an hour in, the girls turned around, but the boys were still set on their summit bid. We all reunited back in the parking lot for some more food and the trip back to Bates. Our post dinner entertainment for the evening was watching an awesome snowboard movie The Art of Flight, which probably got everyone even more pumped up for some snow!
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