9.16. Coffee at the rock with a loaf of sugar—Coffee Pot and Sugar Loaf Rocks
Chimney Rock as sunset approaches A little tight, a little narrow (not the waistline) Tom Thumb and friends absorb the last sunrays The idea was to climb these two rocks—we did just that—and remain perched on the latter rock for sunset. What a great plan. Once the sun set though, it would mean making our way down Sugarloaf and then along a trail or path towards our car in the dark. That is when the good plan started to unravel. “Aha!” We exclaimed, to our slightly concerned editor, “and that, my dear, is why we have a moon.” Feeling rather smug at this infallible bit of logic, we remained seated on a rock as we watched the sun dip below Thunder Mountain while Chimney Rock vied for attention. In the last three or four hikes, we have viewed this mountain from many vantage points. “I’d like to make a point if I may,” our editor said. “Go ahead,” we answered, “if nothing else we like to keep the mind open.” “If you remember, today is Rosh Chodesh (new moon). I don’t th...