I remember hiking up the short and steep trail our first visit to Battie. It wasn’t too rough, but there were a couple areas my wife and I need to slow down to focus. As we approached the summit, we saw a bunch of old people milling about. I was really confused because though the short & steep trail is doable for anyone in condition resembling anything decent, it was way too much for some of these folks.

Then we reached the summit and I saw buses dropping people off just beyond the tower…