“Photographs open doors into the past, but they also allow a look into the future.” — Sally Mann.

Flags on the 48 event this week. Here some photos of past FOT48 hikes I have done.

“On September 11th, 2001 the consciousness of United States of America was undeniably altered by overwhelming and devastating acts of terrorism, so far reaching in their intensity that our country will forever carry the scars. Thousands of lives were lost in a fleeting moment, immeasurable families shattered and countless hearts broken.

We in the hiking community continue to honor the deceased with a tribute: flying the American flag atop all 48 four-thousand foot and higher mountains in New Hampshire on Sunday, September 11. By demonstrating our steadfast unity in this challenging endeavor, we also hope to express our unwavering support to the families, friends and communities whose losses are beyond comprehension and whose suffering we remember in our hearts.” https://www.flagsonthe48.org/

All of the mountain descriptions were taken from the website http://4000footers.com/nh.shtml.

Sunday, 09/03/23: Posted photo — 2013 Garfield.

“Garfield Mountain is a 4,500 foot mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire (Grafton County) in the White Mountains. It lies in the Franconia Range along with Mount Lafayette, Mount Lincoln, Mount Flume and Mount Liberty. It is also along the edge of the Pemigewasset Wilderness.”

Fighting rain and wind. We dedicated this hike to both the victims of the 9/11 attack and the Boston Marathon bombing.

Monday, 09/04/23: Posted photo — 2014 Zealand.

“Mount Zealand is a 4,260 foot mountain located in Whitefield, New Hampshire. The mountain is in the Twin Range (along with 8 other mountains; 7 of which are 4,000 footers) of the White Mountains. Zealand Mountain stands on a spur ridge, northeast of Mount Guyot.”

Nice hike. Not much of a view at the summit of Zealand.

Tuesday, 09/05/2023: Posted photo — 2016 Mt. Carrigain.

“Mount Carrigain is a 4,700 foot mountain located in Livermore, New Hampshire. It is located in the Pemigewasset Wilderness in the White Mountains. The mountain is named after Phillip Carrigain, New Hampshire’s Secretary of State from 1805-1810. One of the sub peaks of Carrigain is Vose Spur, which is on the New England Hundred Highest hiking list.”

Beatify day for the tribute hike.

Wednesday, 09/06/2023: Posted photo — 2017 Mt.Tecumseh.

“Mount Tecumseh is a 4,003 foot mountain in the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains. It is the shortest mountain on the AMC’s official 4,000 footers list.”

The first of my AMC hikes. I was not a leader at the time, one of my brothers was the leader. I did one more hike with the AMC before leading this year’s hike.

Thursday, 09/07/2023: Posted photo — 2019 Mount Moriah.

“Mount Moriah’s summit is 4,049 feet and is located 5 miles Southeast of Gorham, NH. It is part of the Carter-Moriah Range in the White Mountains. The shortest route up to the summit is up the Carter-Moriah trail, which goes over Mount Surprise (2,194’) before reaching Mount Moriah. The trail is relatively easy, compared to other NH 4,000 footer mountains, but, it can be very dangerous when wet, because a big portion of the Carter-Moriah trail is solid rock. (very slippery when wet, or icy!)”

Back to the regular group. The round trip on Moriah is over 10 miles. Much on the trail is on steep ledge.

Friday, 09/08/2023: Post photo — 2022 Mount Hale.

“Mount Hale is a 4,055 foot mountain in the Twin Range in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, Grafton County in the White Mountains. The mountain is named after Reverend Edward Everett Hale.”

First major hike after I fractured my ankle in February 2022. On this hike, I finished my second round of climbing the 48 four thousand footers in NH.

Saturday, 09/09/2023: Post photo — 2023 Middle Carter.

“Middle Carter Mountain is a 4,610 foot mountain in the White Mountains. It sits in the Carter-Moriah Range, which runs along the northeastern side of Pinkham Notch.

The summit itself is wooded, so there are no views. But you can enjoy some great views shortly before and after the summit along the Carter-Moriah Trail, which is also part of the Appalachian Trail.”

The group I normally hiked with, did not do the hike this year so I hiked as AMC leader. This hike certified me as a three-season upcountry hiking leader.

Here is the complete list of peaks that my group flew the flag. Some of these hikes had other 4000 foot mountain peaks that were bagged along with them:

Garfield 4500 ft — 9/14/13
Zealand 4260 ft — 9/12/15
Carrigain 4700 ft — 9/11/16
Tecumseh 4003 ft — 9/9/17
Hancock 4422 ft — 9/8/18
Moriah 4049 ft — 9/14/19
Monroe 5384 ft — 9/12/20
Willey 4285 ft — 9/11/21
Hale 4054 ft — 9/11/22
Middle Carter ft 4610 — 9/9/23

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.