It turned out to be absolutely nothing like what I'd imagined, which made it even more amazing. Of course, in my mind I was picturing myself maybe hiking up a couple mountains, camping, enjoying the view, relaxing, etc. Presidential Traverse Planned Route Saturday, 8/30/08: 'Sure, I'll go' Never having been to the White Mountains but hearing great things about them, I didn't hesitate to say 'sure' when my friend asked me Friday afternoon to go on some presidential traverse somewhere up there.