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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Evilhalfling" data-source="post: 9465450" data-attributes="member: 16991">thanks for the hiking report!my kid is still in cub scouts, but I volunteered as the hiking leader.with cubs scouts and parents,  you have to go easy.hikes are short 1-3 miles and mostly flat, despite the fact that I live in Colorado.My last hard hike was this year on my 50th birthday.  I woke up and my wife asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday, and the first thing that popped into my head was "hike up a mountain and sit at the top. Then think about the big picture of my life. "  There was a convenient mountain only 45 min drive (green mountain trailhead.)It was a 6.4 mile hike, done in about 3 hrs with 1000 ft of elevation gain.  Reaching the top was the easy part, as the trail circled the base of the mountain on the way back.  I had a hiking backpack prepped, but it was nowhere near 20% of my body weight.  I didn't carry sleeping or camping gear, just water, snacks, first aid, and an extra jacket.I did it as a solo hike, but there was enough traffic that I felt safe doing that. People hiking, a few on bikes or just jogging the whole thing.  I ran low on water, since the mountain has 0 shade.  I finished off my supply only once I could see my parking lot.  Then stopped for a late lunch on the drive home.I have heard horror stories about unpredictable weather on Mt Washington.  Not a place I would try solo.</blockquote>