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in reply to: Middle Tripyramid #55137

@Cumulus wrote:

A month or so after the attacks in 2001 I wrote the following essay: The Greater Struggle. I still agree with it. Please keep in mind that this is my own personal opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the other members of the Middle Tripyramid crew or of anyone else associated with Flags on the 48.

Thanks for sharing this. It conveys a lot of the feelings my wife and I share about 9/11 and it’s aftermath. We were very happy to participate in the flagsonthe48 event on the 10th anniversary. However, we are still concerned about the coopting of that event by politicians to misuse it as a message of hate and misunderstanding.

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in reply to: Cannon #55112

Thanks for sharing your story. More importantly, thank you for organizing this event. My wife and I experienced it for the first time this year – we were on Mt Moriah. Knowing that the same thing was happening on all 48 peaks was very moving. Seeing the flag on Mt Madison was the highlight for me.

I too have felt the pain of losing a child. At the time it felt like life was over, but eventually you realize that life goes on. Back then I never could have imagined I would be completing my 29th 4000’er while participating in such a memorable event. Bruce Springsteen’s song “Reason to Believe” sums it up.

Thanks again. I hope to be on one of the peaks next year.

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in reply to: Moriah #55068

Here’s a photo from Mt Moriah

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in reply to: Mt Moriah #54864

Question: How are you planning on getting back to your car(s) if you take Stoney Brook on way down? Also – should we be concerned with parking on Bangor St.?

Looking forward to joining you folks on Sunday.

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