The New Obsession

I can't stop thinking about Lincoln's Throat. These guys were up there a few years back. So were these guys (and they've got a map). There are three hikes I want to do:

• The Ridge (Ty/MPM's original plan)
• The Throat
• A Hybrid (not sure what this means)
  

I may wait for some good March freeze/thaws before trying the throat, but the ridge can be done soon. I know it wasn't the right time on Tyler Day, but the truth was I was standing on the crust when I scooted up into the trees. That was the place to do it - right before the last brook crossing where Falling Waters bangs south along the old logging road onto Haystack's main ridge.

In fact, I came down a great spot to ascend off the trail.

I'm heading back up there. I think I'll do the ridge first and scout out the throat. It doesn't look as steep as Dodge's except at the Ice Fall, which is why I listed a "hybrid" hike. I think with the well-developed ice fall we'd have to exit the gully early and find an alternate route to the summit... or, as Tyler put it, just head back down.