A nice energetic hike from Bolton Glen via Glen Mountain to Bolton Pass.

 

This post is about doing a solo hike followed by a small group hike across the top of Glen Mountain near Knowlton, Quebec (Canada.) Mid Eighties.

There is a nice hiking trail that transits over Glen Mtn down to Bolton Pass. It's quite the hike. Coming down into Bolton Pass is quite dramatic at the finish of the hike. It's part of Sentier de L'Estrie. I don't know what got into me, but I put together a group of eight people and took them over. I did it once by myself previously but started a wee bit too late and ended up finishing it in the dark. By the time I got down to the highway at Bolton Pass, it was pitch black. I don't recall if I had brought a tent with me? A fellow picked me up and drove me into Knowlton. I must have had a full pack for someone to stop cause, as I said, it was pitch black on that two lane road. Interesting to look back on it. I would probably have a coronary if I did it today with a full pack cause that hump up Glen Mtn is pretty severe.

Glen Mountain from Bolton Glen (top) and Glen Pass (bottom.)

The trail goes right over the top of those two tantons!! There is a small tenting pad/area just behind the first hump. Should have pitched my tent and stayed there. I remember not being sure of the water availability. Again, managed by Sentier de L'Estrie in it's early days. This is probably in the late eighties.

Coming down into Bolton Pass. I guess this roll of film was badly expired or my Polaroid scanner's software wasn't working properly.. or that my Nikkormat was beginning to fail cause all the photos are like this.