After our successful hike up Katahdin the weather turned for the worst. It rained for days and our plan for hiking North Brother was not looking too good. All of us (except Anthony) decided to stay an extra day for the weather to clear. Finally, the rain stopped and we headed for the mountain. 

Driving from the gate to the trailhead took almost an hour. When we finally arrived we were the only car in the parking lot and didn't see another hiker for the entire day. The hike began easy enough with a steady climb up the mountain. After a couple of stream crossings and wet muddy sections we made it to the Mt. Coe trail intersection. Continuing up the Marston trail we eventually reached the pond where a moose passed by a short time before we got there. However, we never did see him. Parts of the trail were flooded due to all the recent rain and we had to take long leaps to keep our feet dry. A short distance from the pond the trail became more steep and we began our climb up to the ridge.

Since the weather and views were terrible we didn't stay on top for very long. Once again we slogged through all the water and made it back to the Marston trail. On the way down the clouds began to lift and we had some nice views looking into the valley. We could see the slide on South Brother, that used to be the way up, and Doubletop mountain. The rest of the hike was uneventful and we made it back to the car in about 7.5 hours after we left. Not too bad considering the lousy trail conditions.