---
url: 'https://dri.es/album/pemi-loop-2023'
title: 'Pemi Loop 2023'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-06-11T15:19:23+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'
type: album
count: 15
---

# Pemi Loop 2023

![A topographical map of our Pemigewasset Loop.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/four-day-pemi-loop-640w.png)
*A topographical map of the Pemigewasset Loop, with each of the four hiking days highlighted in a different color.*

![A hiker on top of a cliff, raising his trekking poles in triumph.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/at-the-summit-of-mount-bondcliff-640w.jpg)
*At the top of Mount Bondcliff, known for its dramatic cliffs.*

![The sun rising over layered mountains, fading from dark to light shades of gray.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/sunrise-at-guyot-tensite-640w.jpg)
*The sunrise from Guyot Tentsite.*

![A person filtering water and pouring it into a pot on a camp stove.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/gourmet-meal-640w.jpg)
*Waking up to a gourmet meal: boiled creek water meets dried delicacies!*

![A close-up of a water bottle being filled from a stream.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/refilling-water-at-guyot-tentsite-640w.jpg)
*Refilling our water bottles at Guyot Tentsite. When we changed our plans, we were not sure about Guyot Tentsite having water. Thankfully it did!*

![A pyramid tent set on a wooden platform, surrounded by trees and rocks.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/tent-platform-at-guyot-tentsite-640w.jpg)
*The tent platform at Guyot Tentsite. Guyot Tentsite is located in an area where the natural terrain is rocky and has a significant incline.*

![A hiker with a large backpack ascending a trail with large rocks in between trees.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/garfield-ridge-trail-640w.jpg)
*Making our way up to Garfield Ridge Trail toward Garfield Mountain. Because the trail can be steep and requires careful footing, it slowed down our pace.*

![A selfie of two happy hikers on top of a mountain.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/south-twin-mountain-selfie-640w.jpg)
*Klaas and I standing on the summit of South Twin Mountain.*

![A backpack resting next to a wooden bunk bed.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/galehead-hut-bunk-bed-640w.jpg)
*My cozy bunk at the Galehead Hut.*

![A hiker filling a water bottle from a small stream.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/refilling-water-on-garfield-ridge-trail-640w.jpg)
*Refilling our water supplies at a stream on Garfield Ridge Trail. On many stretches, you won't find fresh water for miles, so you have to plan ahead and carry 2 or 3 liters of water \(4-6 pounds\).*

![A hiker seated on the ground, looking deflated, eating some food to regain energy.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/resting-near-mount-lafayette-640w.jpg)
*On the edge of giving up, just half a mile shy of Mount Lafayette's peak \(shown in background\).*

![A wooden signpost indicating various trail directions.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/at-the-summit-of-mount-lafayette-640w.jpg)
*At the summit of Mount Lafayette after 6.6 miles of hiking. Just 3.8 miles to Liberty Spring Tentsite.*

![A hiker trekking on a ridge towards a mountain peak.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/franconia-ridge-640w.jpg)
*Klaas hikes from Mount Lafayette to Mount Lincoln along Franconia Ridge, with one of our next peaks looming behind Mount Lincoln.*

![A large metal container with a sign that reads "Bears visit this campsite!".](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/metal-food-box-at-liberty-springs-tentsite-640w.jpg)
*Liberty Springs Tentsite provides metal boxes for food storage to prevent bears from accessing the food. Funny enough, humans find them just as puzzling to open.*

![A peanut butter cup next to a cup containing water with an electrolyte tablet.](https://dri.es/files/cache/pemi-loop-2023/peanut-butter-cup-and-electrolyte-tablet-640w.jpg)
*Electrolyte tablets and peanut butter cups to the rescue.*