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Post by nei on Nov 26, 2020 13:16:30 GMT -5
making a separate thread for my White Mountains trips this year. Since they're no longer recent and I have a lot of photos, thought they deserve their own thread. First post: Presidential Traverse, well known hike in the Northeast that involving going over the entire Presidential Range. 20 miles, 8800 feet elevation gain over some very rough terrain. Hiked all of it but not at once. Thought it'd be tough to do all in one day especially without someone to help me pace myself. I did a hike in early July with a similar distance, a bit less elevation gain and even rougher terrain (https://cdweather.boards.net/post/133499) and didn't finish till almost 10 pm. Also this hike was one-way so need to do it with someone else who drove up separately. Did the Presidential Traverse on Aug 15, started at 6:10 am ended 14 hours later. Made it above treeline around 9 am on the slopes of Mount Madison with lots of fog   looking back at Madison and Adams where I was before  wall of fog  getting towards to Washington looking down the Great Gulf, which I climbed in early July  towards Monroe  back in the woods |
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Post by Benfxmth on Nov 26, 2020 13:21:46 GMT -5
Beautiful photos nei! It's neat to see cumuliform clouds at altitude from the mountains. |
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Post by nei on Dec 12, 2020 17:12:39 GMT -5
from early October. First on the slopes of Mt. Washington, glen boulder trail on the way to Mt. Isolation to the south   fog rolling in and out above treeline, grass all brown from September freezes  jay on the summit  evening glow on the way back  red mountainsides glowing    a sunset photo |
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Post by nei on Dec 12, 2020 17:36:00 GMT -5
long hike the next day; 20 miles and 5500 feet elevation gain to a remote ridge (the Bonds). far more bare trees than I expected. Zealand Notch on the way; mild and sunny  waterfall  now above the notch  sadly clouded over; getting to Bondcliff  looking down and getting closer to the ridge Bondcliff  little bit of light   better light     strange bird  red leaves sunset on Zealand Notch  |
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Post by nei on May 12, 2021 9:50:44 GMT -5
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Post by nei on May 12, 2021 10:06:28 GMT -5
Huntington Ravine on the east side. hope these aren't a duplicate Speagles84 snow beneath the rocks (this is July 5)  up a boulder field  only small buds ravine headwall  up. perhaps the most intense scramble on any hiking trail in the Northeast; except for maybe an Adirondack slide trail  more of the scramble didn't go to the summit, but an above treeline trail that went through an almost done wildflower field   old snow patch  rain clouds approaching; just missed me   sunset  |
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Post by nei on May 12, 2021 11:13:19 GMT -5
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Post by Speagles84 on May 12, 2021 11:43:01 GMT -5
I see Tuckerman Ravine there  I'd like to ski it one day |
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Post by firebird1988 on May 13, 2021 6:33:11 GMT -5
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Post by Speagles84 on May 13, 2021 7:19:07 GMT -5
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