Jen, Kim and I backpacking to Garfield Ridge campsite. According to the weatherman, the rain was supposed to stop around 3-4PM. SO we decided to start the hike in around 1, which should put us in the campsite around 4PM, set up tent and hike up to the summit of Garfield for a beautiful Pemi Sunset. But...

We should have known better by now not to believe the weather forecast. It was dry when we arrived at the trailhead parking lot, at the time, the forecast looked promising. But as soon as we reached around 3000' elevation, we began to hike into the cloud, and the mist and drizzle would continue throughout the night until the next morning. About 9 AM, the clouds suddenly gave way to the clear blue skies.

The hike out was beautiful, we're rewarded by warm sun nice breeze and clear blue skies. We traversed Garfield Ridge to Galehead hut, and headed down via Gale River Trail where we spotted Jen's car there.

It was dry and warm at the parking lot, but once we reached about 3000', we began to hike into the mist and noticed larger snow patches on the ground.
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Eventually, we'll be on the snow covered trail.
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The snow get deeper on Garfield Ridge Trail while on our way to the campsite.
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Last 2 group tent platforms. We decided to stay at the first smaller tent platform because it was less windy there.
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Day 2: Sunday May 16. We woke up to the same misty skies as yesterday. But shortly after 9 AM, the clouds lifted and revealed the views it had been hiding from us.
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A bench on the outlook near our site.
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Summit of Garfield finally shows it face.
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Views into the Pemigewassette from the outlook.
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Finally we can see Galehead Hut.
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Close-up of the hut, our next destination.
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Jen and Kim joined me at the outlook.
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Summit of Garfield again, totally clear now.
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Love the dramatic scene of the North and South Twin, and the hut.
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The trio on the outlook.
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Jen.
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The ladder lead up to the outlook.
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Our tents on the platform, both are Sierra Design tents.
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Enroute to Galehead hut. We'll need to hike up and down the bumps to traverse to the hut.
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Close-up of the hut.
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Views into the Pemi.
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Jen and Kim with South Twin and Galehead hut in the background.
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We stopped at an open ledge to take in the views and soaked up the sun. It was a perfect spot to take a break and enjoy the day.
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Finally arrived at the Gale River trail junction.
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South Twin from Galehead Hut.
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Views of the Twin Ridge from the hut.
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Views of the Twin Ridge from the hut.
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Views of the Twin Ridge from the hut.
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Views of the Twin Ridge from the hut.
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Galehead Mountain from the hut.
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On our way down, we took the Gale River Trail. I didn't remember it was such a beautiful trail. Jen taking picture of me taking picture of her.
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Kim crossing the river by balancing on the trees that were placed there. By the time we reached the last big crossing, we weren't concern about getting our feet wet anymore, and walked right into the cool water. Nice end of the hike out.
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