Hiking in the White Mountains: Bondcliff / Bond / West Bond

Date of Hike: 8/31/13

Lincoln Woods Trail: 2.9 miles / Bondcliff Trail: 7.9 miles / West Bond Spur: 1.0 miles / Bondcliff Trail: 7.9 miles / Lincoln Woods Trail 2.9 miles
Miles: 22.8 (4,800 elevation gain)

Trip Report:
- Kelsey invited me to do a Pemi Loop on Saturday with TARC (Trail Animals Running Club). There were seven of us total as we started to jog down the Lincoln Woods Trail towards the wilderness boundary. As we reached the Franconia Brook footbridge I looked behind me and noticed the Kelsey and Stephen were nowhere in site. I told the others to continue on ahead and I would fall back and hike with them.
- As I waited I talked to a hiker who was heading off to do Owl's Head. We had a nice little chat before he headed on his way. Kelsey and Stephen finally caught up to me and we decided to just do a hike of the Bonds.
- The hike went well as we made decent time up to Bondcliff, Bond, and West Bond. We took nice long breaks on each summit and had great views throughout the whole day.
- On the descent it started to pour out but we still had a lot of fun as it was warm enough out to enjoy the rain. The weather got better as we reached the wilderness boundary and the sun came out again for a few moments.
- Back at the car we ditched our muddy shoes, grabbed a beer, and jumped into the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River to cool off before heading to the Common Man for dinner.
- It was a fun hike of the Bonds, which on a good day never gets old!