Route: From I-93 / Exit 31 Tripoli Rd. Mt Tecumseh Trail out and back 6.2 miles
Goal: #13 Mt Tecumseh FAIL
Weather: Sunny 0% chance of rain
After spending all day Saturday on the beach. I decide I would be hiking Sunday.... I was accompanied by my friends Nelson, Natalie, Mirna and all but 2 of the kids. Readings suggested that Tecumseh was one of the easier 4,000 footers. I found that with a group of 9 the hike was difficult, as everyone pace was a bit different.
We noticed a number of these along the trail. Does anyone know what this is? I know... it looks gross
About an hour and 1/2 into the hike one of my friends experienced chest pains and once I caught wind of this I immediately wanted to turn around. Not having a GPS I didn't know how far away we were from the summit and still being concerned about her chest pains I made an executive decision that we would call this the summit:
Everyone was a bit disappointed, so after having a snack and a break we decided we would do a bit more walking. We continued down a slope and walked on for about 20 minutes... we then collectively decided to turn around.
Everyone, especially the kids did well and we all had a wonderful time. Although, this would not be my 13th 4,000 footer I enjoyed spending time on the trail with my friends :)
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