S. Pack Monadnock

Well, I was supposed to hike Mt. Pierce today, but totally botched that one when I slept through my 5am alarm.  We decided to do a nice easy hike up South Pack to take advantage of the great weather.

Signs that should have read, "No Fires Permitted In Shelter.....Rabid Fisher Cats, Make Yourself Comfortable:"

The stairs up the fire tower at the summit were designed with a flair of incompetence--you know, the 'just place random beams of steal everywhere' approach to design: