Flags on the 48 2014 Carter Dome Sept 13th

"The hiking community continues to honor the deceased with a tribute: flying the American flag atop all 48 four-thousand foot and higher mountains in New Hampshire on the weekend closest to September 11 each year. By demonstrating our steadfast unity in this challenging endeavor, we also hope to express our unwavering support to the families, friends and communities whose losses are beyond comprehension and whose suffering we remember in our hearts.

This year, my team decided to hike to Carter Dome (4,833 ft) by going over Mt. Hight. The hike was 10.4 miles long (which included a side trip to the Carter Notch Hut). We camped the night before in frigid temperatures (35 F!). The weather was overcast and by the time we got to Mt. Hight, the clouds were starting to roll in, however, we were still afforded amazing views of Mt. Washington, the Northern Presidential Mountains, the White Mountain National Forest to the west, Maine to the east, Carter Dome and the Wildcats to the south and Mt. Moriah to the north. We pressed on toward Carter Dome and helped to raise the ginormous American Flag that Shawn P. McLaughlin had brought along once again. We heard the Air National Guard helicopter fly over twice, however, the clouds had rolled in and we couldn't see them. Hopefully they saw us! Several other hikes stopped to say hello, including quite a few thru-hikers and even a nice couple who brought us all candy as a thank you! After a group picture and a moment of silence, we took the flag down and started the descent. On the way down, we were all caught in a little rain storm, but that didn't dampen our spirits! " Quoted by Carrie-Ann Labrecque.