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In Memory of
Herbert Young, a Dartmouth student who died on this trail in 1928 |
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Gem Pool
A beautiful rest stop |
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Two smokes
Smoke from the second train is just visible in background, as Joe stops to shoot pictures |
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Looking back
Views begin to open up as we climb |
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Cascades
Mabel at one of the cascades |
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Alpine Zone
A reminder to protect the fragile alpine plants. |
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Tree line
Mabel climbs above tree line |
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Joe
Joe climbs out of the Ammonoosuc Ravine |
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Steep trail
The trail climbs the rocks behind Joe |
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Crawford Path
You can take this loop around Monroe if you don't want to climb it |
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Oakes Gulf
View from Monroe, into the gulf on the south side of Washington |
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Joe
On summit of Monroe, with Washinton behind |
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Southern Presidentials
The trail south winds over Mts Franklin, Eisenhower, and Pierce |
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Lakes of the Clouds Hut
Lakes and hut, with Mts Clay and Jefferson in background |
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View from Monroe
We hike Jefferson Sept. 1, 2003, so have been on all these ridges |
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Mabel
Monroe summit on a beautiful day |
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Joe
Above all he sees |
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Washington and lakes
As seen from Monroe |
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Heading down
Joe descending Monroe |
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AMC Hut
Someone down there was cooking our evening meal |
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Stone walls
Mabel hiking between stone walls that protect alpine plants |
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Home in the mountains
Almost there |
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Mabel
Investigating the lakes |
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Tarn
Joe shooting pictures |
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Mountain water
View northwest |
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Alpine glow
Looking toward the Cog base station |
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The Hut
Alpine glow bathes the hut at sunset |
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Last light
The hut provides warmth and protection from the elements |
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Refuge room
Green door on right, unlocked in winter, allows winter hikers use of cellar in an emergency |
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Towers
Looking up at Washington |
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Yippee
We made it! |
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Gulfside trail
We descended Washington along the ridge above Great Gulf |
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Out of the mist
You hear it long before you see it |
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Joe
On the Gulfside trail as the clouds approach |
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Mt Clay
To go down, first we will climb most of this |
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Spaulding Lake
A 1/2 acre tarn in the Great Gulf |
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White gloves
Easy to spot as Joe walks out of the cloud |
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Joe
Keep that hat. The wind is cold |
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Cog
We can see it better this time |
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Trail to Mt. Clay
What a beautiful spot to hike |
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Mabel
Okay, HOW far away is the car?? |
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Joe on the Jewell
We are renaming this trail. It's no jewel |
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Jewell trail
It LOOKS easy, but the footing is awful |
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Mt Washington
Mt. Washington Hotel, backed by Mt. Jefferson |
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Our hike
Climbed to hut, Monroe, and back to hut. Then to Washington, and down past Cog, and down the Jewell |
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