marty
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I've been itching to hike around Mt. Washington for some time and talked my frequent friends Tom W and esteemed VFTT member Ray to join me. Had hoped for a couple of others, but they could not make it.
As soon as we got out of the truck at Pinkham, we noticed it was very cool and windy. Clouds were moving fast and obscuring the high summits. Knew it would be a cold hike for August. We spotted cars and started up the Glen Boulder Trail.
Glen Boulder is one of my favorites. It gets to the treeline fast and has great views, varied terrain and cool natural features. It is very steep in places with a couple of minor scrambles. At the Boulder itself, we met a hiker who looked familiar to me. She said she was heading to Isolation, which would be NH #45? for her. I decided to ask this familiar face if she belonged to VFTT. She said yes I then asked if her name was Julie. She said yes to that, too and I then knew it was Timmus!
I then introduced all of us to TImmus and we took some shots together. Ray, Tom and I hung out at the Boulder for a few minutes, while Timmus took off on her peakbag quest! Very cool to finally meet you, Timmus.
We then kept having to put on and take off layers until we got to Slide Peak, where the temps were cold and the wind was howling. Tom called it the windiest place in the Whites. We then donned layers, gloves and hats quickly and headed up Glen Boulder to the Davis Path.
The Davis Path from Glen Boulder to Boott Spur was WINDY. Because we were dressed warm, we didn't feel the effects too bad and hiked fast and determined. We then hit the Lawn Cutoff, which is definitely rough boulder hiking. At Tuckerman's Junction, we decided to forgo the summit, as it was in the clouds at the time and quite crowded, considering the conditions.
We decided to pick up the Alpine Garden and do Lion's Head down to Tuckerman's. Both had great views and were lots of fun. Ray and I never did Lion's Head and we found it to be a great way to go down. Crowds were sparse and the sun was out more than in the morning. As soon as we got down to 4,000 feet, it became much warmer and was more of an August hike, rather than Novermber.
We then picked up Tuckerman's and hiked the super highway down to Pinkham, got both cars and headed off to the Red Parka Steakhouse and Pub for a nice dinner.
It was great to hike with two of my best hiking buddies together for the first time. The views were amazing, the route was challenging and we got to meet Timmus, too.
Ray will be posting some pix later in the week. Watch for them!
Regards,
Marty
As soon as we got out of the truck at Pinkham, we noticed it was very cool and windy. Clouds were moving fast and obscuring the high summits. Knew it would be a cold hike for August. We spotted cars and started up the Glen Boulder Trail.
Glen Boulder is one of my favorites. It gets to the treeline fast and has great views, varied terrain and cool natural features. It is very steep in places with a couple of minor scrambles. At the Boulder itself, we met a hiker who looked familiar to me. She said she was heading to Isolation, which would be NH #45? for her. I decided to ask this familiar face if she belonged to VFTT. She said yes I then asked if her name was Julie. She said yes to that, too and I then knew it was Timmus!
I then introduced all of us to TImmus and we took some shots together. Ray, Tom and I hung out at the Boulder for a few minutes, while Timmus took off on her peakbag quest! Very cool to finally meet you, Timmus.
We then kept having to put on and take off layers until we got to Slide Peak, where the temps were cold and the wind was howling. Tom called it the windiest place in the Whites. We then donned layers, gloves and hats quickly and headed up Glen Boulder to the Davis Path.
The Davis Path from Glen Boulder to Boott Spur was WINDY. Because we were dressed warm, we didn't feel the effects too bad and hiked fast and determined. We then hit the Lawn Cutoff, which is definitely rough boulder hiking. At Tuckerman's Junction, we decided to forgo the summit, as it was in the clouds at the time and quite crowded, considering the conditions.
We decided to pick up the Alpine Garden and do Lion's Head down to Tuckerman's. Both had great views and were lots of fun. Ray and I never did Lion's Head and we found it to be a great way to go down. Crowds were sparse and the sun was out more than in the morning. As soon as we got down to 4,000 feet, it became much warmer and was more of an August hike, rather than Novermber.
We then picked up Tuckerman's and hiked the super highway down to Pinkham, got both cars and headed off to the Red Parka Steakhouse and Pub for a nice dinner.
It was great to hike with two of my best hiking buddies together for the first time. The views were amazing, the route was challenging and we got to meet Timmus, too.
Ray will be posting some pix later in the week. Watch for them!
Regards,
Marty
