The Doubleheads in Jackson, NH 05-20-13 via looping Ski / Old and New Paths

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ksearl

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Hi Everyone,

My buddy, Alex, and I headed up to Jackson this past Monday to tackle the Doubleheads. I had heard they were steep, but really had not expected them to be as steep as they were. It was a tough hike in my opinion! Below is a link to my full trip report and pictures. Below are also some of my favorite pictures if you don't feel like heading over to the blog.

http://www.livefreeandhikenh.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-doubleheads-with-good-friend.html

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Hobblebush in full bloom. Someone told me or I read somewhere that the big flowers are merely there to attract bees to the small ones for pollination and that they were pretty much decoys. Very cool.

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Purple Trillium

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Toad!

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Hobblebush Leaves

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Purple Trillium

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Doublehead Ski Cabin on North Doublehead

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Fog rolling through the valley very quickly

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Pine cones

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Confusing directions!

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Moats and Cathedral Ledge

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Carter Notch

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Poor trail conditions of the New Path. I was very disappointed as it was not maintained well at all and was not clearly marked. I fell, hurting myself, while searching for the trail on a few occasions.

Thanks
 
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