Monday September 23.

This was the first day that we had less than perfect weather as the peak of Algonquin was surrounded by clouds. We only got views from more than half an hour from the summit. 

We parked at ADK Loj, where inflation has raised the rate from US$8/day to $18/day. From there the trail was much like I recalled from about 30 years ago. There were lots of boulders to hop in the middle 2/3 of the hike.

It took us seven hours to make the round trip home. In comparison, the previous hike included Wright and Iroquois with a return via Avalanche pass. Thirty years has seen the mountains grow taller or we got slower.