2019-20 NH Winter/SH Summer Photo Thread, spoilers please!

thermometer at the trailhead read 8°F (-13°C), was -16°F (-27°C) a bit after 8 am when I was first out. nice sunlight, felt chilly but warmed up after a mile of hiking in the snow.



fast temperature rise, got warmer as I climbed up even though I was gaining elevation. at about 3000 feet I gained phone service and was on the shoutbox for a bit; at above 10°F, can tolerate using my phone. Hikers having a fun time going downhill



getting near treeline



above treeline about to enter the clouds; when some sun got in created an awful glare



summit was windy and viewless didn't linger long; might have missed it as it was hard to tell where it was; top was kinda flat. got within 100 feet of it I think. only the last 400 feet of elevation was above the clouds. sun was starting to peek through; would be frustrating if it cleared up just as I went down. Summit was perhaps 14°F (-10°C) and 20-30 mph winds



interesting wall of cloud; phone had trouble focusing

















back near the trailhead about 25 minutes after sunset. sole cloud is over Algonquin.

A small lake has formed on my nearby agricultural fields.


Looking towards the city center


Not many centimeters of snow left.


Some flower sprouts



River sunset

The large open fields in the southern half of the  city are mostly without snow now. Some grass is even quite green (especially the grass on people's lawns tends to be very vibrant). An odd sight in February.


Böle is apparently not always colder than Ardahan


Sooo nice seeing the color green in the middle of winter. Winters so often tend to be devoid of any colors at all, everything just turning different shades of gray.


In the residential areas, where the wind is kept at bay by all the urbanisation, the snow cover is still there. Although in most cases it's just an ice cover. Don't know if that counts or not.


In this small frost hollow, next to a forest, where I live, there's still quite a bit of snow. This spot has had snow consistently since December.


Cool shapes in the river ice

Morningside park (been in the news) after some snow. Temp -2C.



This was while riding bikes with nei. Temp +7C.



Next 3 are from a late December bike ride. Temp +1C.







Jogged a 12k to Columbus circle and back.



While bike riding on a cloudy evening.

-21C while driving slowly to Lake Placid.



Stayed in a hotel called "Deer's head Inn" in E-town. Really great place. 200 year old refurbished building with modern amenities, and a really convenient great restaurant downstairs. They also give away free books.



-22C, near Algonquin summit.



-23C at summit.



Had a pretty solid ice beard going.



That's Wright's Peak. Gives a nice view of the tree line and how it tapers to nothing.



The alpine taiga.



It's easy to see where the deciduous trees taper off and the pine trees start because pine trees hold a lot more snow so the mountain turns white where they start to dominate.



The coldest morning of the trip in E-town:

This is Essex, NY. It's a ferry port and here we're viewing towards Mt. Mansfield.



This is near the Mansfield trailhead:



On the summit trail it was -4C, warm enough that you don't need gloves and can be soaking wet and the strain from climbing up still keeps you warm.



Getting close to the summit, still -4C, too foggy to see much.



Looking down from the same spot:



This was after descending a bit.

Next 2 while hiking near Frame lake. Temp -38C.





Pilots monument:



Turns out -40 is enough to give you frostnip even for short filming intervals.



That's nothing compared to my Chicago trip last year when my hand swoll up like a boxing glove. Don't open the spoiler if you're squeamish.