Stowe Vermont Mountain

I found this pond,
the size of a lake,
nestled up high, in a mountain top.

I climbed and I climbed and I climbed,
Although I made many stops along the way,
to breathe and take in the view,
I thought I wasn't going to make it...

Passers by,
On their journey down,
urged me to continue on,
I climbed till I was ready to quit,
2000 feet or more upon this mountain top,
This ice cold pond,
enveloped me.

I swear it could have been a lake,
Was it worth the trip?
yes, as I urged the passers by...