07 . 04 . 2020
i recently found out about hiking the high peaks in new england. today i drove up to underhill, vt and started my ascent of the sunset ridge trail around 9:30 am. steep, winding trail, turned to scrambles. 45 minutes hiking above treeline before reaching the summit. basked in the sun for a bit, at least 85° and exposed. polished off my water as i started the descent. learning to trust tired legs took even longer than crawling up the mountain. risked it scooping up some runoff water but it was cold and reviving. got back to the car around 4:50 pm.

5.1 mi | 2540’ elev. gain

VT5: 1/5