Papa Monkey said he wanted to leave at 5, so I got up at 4:30 and readied my gear. Rainbow and I left a little late, at 5:05, to pick up Papa Monkey, who stayed at White Birches last night. He wasn't actually ready, so we didn't leave there until 5:30.
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After a punishing hike through the Whites, Rainbow and I took the day off. Papa Monkey hiked the section of trail between Gentian Pond Shelter and the White Mountains hostel he missed the day I did that section.
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Today was our last day in the Whites. After our breakfast buffet at the Highland Center, we headed to the Crawford Notch parking lot where we left off a few days ago, picking up a hitchhiker going there as well.
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We got up around 6:30, and left White Birches a little after 7, slightly behind schedule, though not terribly so. After dropping my car off at Pinkham Notch, we headed to the Mt. Washington Auto Road to drive up the tallest mountain in the Whites and begin our hike back down to Pinkham Notch.
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Galehead Hut provided us with an excellent breakfast of oatmeal, pancakes, and bacon. I ate as much as I could manage to fit in my stomach.
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