Date: 2016-09-14
From: Mizpah Hut

To: Mt Washington Summit
Miles today: 6.1
Weather: broken clouds

Start at Mizpah Hut / Tentsite @ 6:30 mile 1850.1 to Mt Washington Summit 1856.2 for 6.1 milesBig Cypress & Animal met & chatted with GI Joe last night & GI Joe left before them this morning. He ended up going to Lake Of The Clouds Hut & did not continue, due to weather. Big Cyress waited there a few minutes for Animal, then they continued hiking to the summit of Mt Washington. Arriving at 11:30 am. It was a awful hike for those 1.5 miles, from Hut to Summit for Big & Animal!! They did hang onto the sign up top, for picture. I sat at the visitor center until about 1:30, when the phone rang, adjacent to my sitting spot. Miss Emily took a message for someone in the parking lot...she came in & said...you wouldn't be Kristin Breen? I said yes, she relayed the message. "Your son called, he needs you to come get them on top Mt Washington, its too dangerous to continue."I rushed to the auto road, a coule miles away, arrived the top about 230-3 pm. It was white knuckles on the steering all the way!! Wind, Fog, rain....I even saw a whisp of a cloud go zooming up from the cliff edge from right to left....crazy! Upon arriving the parking area and at times only able to see 5 feet in front of the nose of the truck, I asked a couple leaving..."where do you go??" The pointed to the wooden stairs, that looked like they just went to heaven, since you Definitely couldn't see the top, thru the fog. I struggled to this little building to my left. I explained to the woman my plight...that I couldn't walk to the building she suggested that Big & Animal might be. I then asked her to call that building, explaining I broke my femur 2 months ago & the steps up here were too much & please call. She was very rude....and that's all I'm going to say....because I already vented to Big & I pray she doesn't ever encounter a situation where she's in need & runs into someone like herself!! She reluctantly calls. Big walks in a few minutes later. "How did you get here?" Blah blah blah, he goes to get Animal & their packs, I hang on for dear life down the steps. Winds so strong, you had to hang on!! I moved the truck to the bottom of the steps, cuz you couldn't see parked it only 3 cars to the right! Did I mention how foggy it was lol. Ok...all in....heading down! So....come to find out. The reason for Big's reaction upon seeing me, they asked Emily to have me call them. I didn't get that part of the message. So....they didn't know I was on my way! Then the "pleasant" gift shop lady, relayed my message that I was there & couldn't walk to that building they were in. The man that relayed the message to Big said nothing about me/wife, not anything about them calling for help or ride. Just that the gift shop lady needs Big Cypress in the gift shop. So....he was shocked to see me. Needless to say, we met some people that don't play the Telephone Message Game very well!! So....precarious descent down the dangerous mountain!! To Gorham we go. Directly to White Mountains Hostel. Where we see Fiber and drop Shawn off! We then go to the Royalty Inn, dog friendly, clean and recommended!! All is well!! Thank you Jesus for protecting Big & Animal and giving Big good judgment to not continue on hiking that mountain range! While at the summit the man that spoke to Big said...."see that list of names on the wall, they all thought they would be ok too!" "If you leave, you do want your name to be on that list." Thank you God, for relaying that message to my husband. He and Animal did go out to start hiking....yes.....he admitted thinking "we will be fine", then immediately turned around!! Thank you Jesus!! Big Cypress said that the man said to him, "you might be fine with the temperature & such, since you have proper gear, but also the winds are such, with no trees up here, nothing but rocks to hold on to, that you or Animal could be physically blown off the mountain!!" 85 mph gusts and as high we learned later 102 mph.Jason went to pick Boobytrap & Gandolph, whom I shared coffee with. They hiked Mt W yesterday to avoid the weather that was to arrive. We had pizza at a Fiber recommended fire grilled pizza joint. Delicious!! Back to the room & rest & sleep. Rough day! Feeling very blessed I still have my husband & son.