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  1. blaze

    Cannon Mountain, Cannonballs, N and S Kinsman, 8/23

    Overflowed parking at the OBP/Falling Waters trailhead and at Lafayette Place CG yesterday when we arrived (we got off to a late start), but we still found uncrowded trails on the Cannon/Kinsmans side. I suspect the Franconia peaks were the usual late summer madhouse. A few shots: on the...
  2. blaze

    Lincoln and Lafayette, up Falling Waters, down OBP, 7/26

    A beautiful day for a ridge walk. and a short (10 seconds) timelapse video, looking east from Lafayette, Full gallery
  3. blaze

    Hiking from South Branch Pond Campground, Baxter State Park

    A bit late posting these photos... they are from the weekend of 6/21 when we spent three nights at South Branch Pond Campground in Baxter State Park. Hiking agenda was as follows: Saturday 6/21 - Traveler Loop counterclockwise Sunday 6/22 - South Branch & Black Cat Mountains loop...
  4. blaze

    Mt Washington, 6/28/14, up Huntington Ravine, down Tuckerman Ravine

    It was a great day to be on the Rockpile. An unusually late start (my fault, had to run an errand before the hike) made for uncrowded trails despite full parking lots at Pinkham. Huntington Ravine Top of Huntington Summit building and northern peaks Late afternoon light in Tuckerman...
  5. blaze

    Hale-Zealand-Bonds traverse, 6/7

    A few shots from yesterday's traverse of Hale, Zealand, and the Bonds. A spectacular day to be out. From Guyot: Lincoln and Lafayette in the clouds, Garfield in the clear. We enjoyed unimpeded views from Zeacliff, Guyot and the Bonds. Higher summits cleared over the course of the day...
  6. blaze

    Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce, 4/20

    A few from our southern Presidentials stroll last Sunday! As posted on Trail Conditions. ice terraces near Lakes of the Clouds Hut - a favorite subject. Monroe mini snow field We like Ike! Full gallery
  7. blaze

    Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce, 4/20

    Route: Ammonoosuc Ravine, Crawford Path, summit loops Trail Conditions: plenty of snow left below treeline. Mixed snow/ice/bare rock above treeline. We had warm temps and so generally easy to dig in on steep slopes. Special Equipment Required: we all wore traction (three of us used...
  8. blaze

    Tuckerman Ravine - 4/12/2014

    Wow, beautiful photographs. My favorites are "Looking across Tucks from the top of Right Gully" and "Afternoon at Left Gully." Outstanding!
  9. blaze

    Mt Washington 4/12, up Lion Head, down Boott Spur

    A few shots from our hike of Mt Washington Saturday 4/12. Mild temps in the valley, still chilly and windy on top, clouds coming and going all day. Warm temps made for soft going in mashed potato snow. View across Tuckerman Ravine Some skiers A view from the Boott Spur Trail More...
  10. blaze

    BSP: South Branch Pond/N. Traveler, 3/27-3/20

    Thank you to all for the very kind comments. We did not lack for refreshments! But now you mention it, I do recall some mention of you guys leaving us a pony keg. =) Perhaps we can all join forces for a Chimney Pond trip next winter.
  11. blaze

    BSP: South Branch Pond/N. Traveler, 3/27-3/20

    The itinerary for our group of six: 3/26: drive up, motel it in Sherman, ME 3/27: hike/ski in to South Branch Pond 3/28: hike Howe Brook 3/29: hike N. Traveler 3/30: up 4:00 AM; hoof it out and drive home (in an unexpected late-breaking blizzard). Thanks to BSP Ranger Bruce, who advised us of...
  12. blaze

    Flume, Liberty, Lincoln, Lafayette, 3/8

    Thanks for the kind comments! No I did not see the ice climbing monkey. Wish I could take credit for that. I was certainly sleep deprived enough when I took it. =) Yeah Stinkyfeet, I should edit that 4th photo caption to W Bond, Bond, Bondcliff. Agree? Thank you for pointing that out...
  13. blaze

    Flume, Liberty, Lincoln, Lafayette, 3/8

    Up: Osseo Down: Falling Waters (yeah, doubled back over Lincoln) Dawn's Early Light Flume, from Liberty The view north from Liberty W. Bond, S Twin, Bondcliff Lenticulars over the presis A view back at Lincoln Falling Waters Trail Conditions: I barebooted onto Osseo (which was...
  14. blaze

    North Moat Mountain, 2/22/2014

    We ascended via Red Ridge and descended via North Moat Mountain Trail. We broke trail most of the way. Deep crusty snow, especially at higher elevations. We got off trail a few times while ascending Red Ridge. There is a steep spot before the North Moat summit - this was difficult to...
  15. blaze

    Owl's Head in Winter, with Black Pond and Brutus-ish bushwhack

    I enjoyed your write up - thank you. But i wasn't able to view your GPS track or photos - "404 - File or directory not found."
  16. blaze

    Mt Washington via Lion Head, 2/1/14

    Hello? The presence of that rope has nothing to do with people wearing microspikes, or lacking other gear or experience. It is there because there is no ice to sink those front points into. Not in that particular spot. It is steep, and is (or was) predominantly bare rock. One...
  17. blaze

    Mt Washington via Lion Head, 2/1/14

    Yeah... managed to blow away my original 14 photos in the process of adding the rest of the photos. Anyway, here is the full gallery. Thanks for the kind comments.
  18. blaze

    Mt Washington via Lion Head, 2/1/14

    Well finally, a good weekend day for going up the Rockpile! As has been reported by prior posters, it was a little "scratchy," with a rope still fixed in the steepest spot, due to thin ice. And on ascent, we encountered quite a queue waiting to go up the rope. Here are a few shots from our...
  19. blaze

    Cannon Mountain via Kinsman Ridge Trail, 12/14/2013

    Just a quick Saturday outing before the storm rolled in. Trail was icy in spots, with the ice concealed under 6" or so of snow, but we had no trouble getting to the summit with light traction. Cold all day, but not as windy as the Observatory forecast had led us to expect...
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