#NoPoles Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Clouds incoming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Great pics here and on fb di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Clouds incoming! Great picture, Di. SOunds like it was a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Clouds incoming! Awesome shot...I love when the base of the clouds are at the same height as you. They look so cool rolling at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Chilling' on the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 That looks pretty darn relaxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Looks frigid, Scoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Taken last week near foxwoods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Nice shots, BB... love that last one with the fog/mist in the hollow and the rock wall in the foreground. That's classic New England right there and there's probably like a 10F difference in temp between up on the ridge in the background and down under the fog at the very bottom of the hollow, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Nice shots, BB... love that last one with the fog/mist in the hollow and the rock wall in the foreground. That's classic New England right there and there's probably like a 10F difference in temp between up on the ridge in the background and down under the fog at the very bottom of the hollow, haha. thanks! funny you mention that, we were noticing the car thermometer jumping 10 degrees in a short distance later near orh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Hey Eric, went for an easy hike by Castle in the Clouds in the Ossipees. The mtns are at 3k, but I think the views you would get are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Hey Eric, went for an easy hike by Castle in the Clouds in the Ossipees. The mtns are at 3k, but I think the views you would get are awesome. Sweet ... thanks for the tip. I'm not a 4k snob - amazing views are to be had at any elevation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Sweet ... thanks for the tip. I'm not a 4k snob - amazing views are to be had at any elevation. Even below sea level in Dorchester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Even below sea level in Dorchester? Yep you can always look up at things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Sweet ... thanks for the tip. I'm not a 4k snob - amazing views are to be had at any elevation. I was with my wife so I didn't do the larger peaks, but I have to imagine you have a nice view of the whites and the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Today's trip was to the Northern Presidentials. My original and ambitious itinerary included summiting Jefferson, Adams, Madison and Clay. Time restraints - and energy deficiency - reduced the trip to summiting only Jefferson and Adams and making a drive-by of Madison Hut. First pic is looking west from one of the Caps on the Caps Ridge Trail as the sun rises over the Presidential ridgeline. Nice start to the day! Second pic is from the summit of Mt Adams - the second-highest peak in New England at 5799'. Star Lake is in the col and Mt Madison is lurking behind the lak Twas a brutal descent off of Adams.. This last pic is taken from my lunch site in Edmands Col between Jefferson and Adams looking into Jefferson Ravine. I could've gotten closer to the edge, but always fear a renegade gust of wind will blow me off. lol After I circumnavigated Jefferson post-lunch the clouds rolled in. About one mile down the road after finishing up it started to rain. Nice timing. Also need to mention that it must've been College Co-ed Days, because the talent ratio was quite high today. Oh my. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Sweet Eric, nice shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Sweet shots Eric. I believe the Six Husbands Trail trvaels right up that ridge on the left in your last photo. Gnarly. I assume you did the Caps Ridge Tr to summit Jefferson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Sweet shots Eric. I believe the Six Husbands Trail trvaels right up that ridge on the left in your last photo. Gnarly. I assume you did the Caps Ridge Tr to summit Jefferson? I did. Awesome trail with quick treeline and copious amounts of rock climbing. Pretty rugged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Yesterday was an awesome late-August day at work on the mountain. I took this on my morning commute via 4-wheeler to 3,700ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Great shot, Scott. I love goldenrod even though it does devilish things to my allergies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Great shot, Scott. I love goldenrod even though it does devilish things to my allergies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Long hike planned for today - about 16 miles or so in the Great Gulf and Mount Washington. Had to get an early start for this one ... was at the trailhead at 4:50 and used a headlamp for over an hour. Overnight rain on the mountain created very slippery conditions. I must have slipped on my azz a dozen times. Anyway, here's some pics. The Great Gulf Trail follows the West Branch of the Peabody River right on up the headwall. Many river crossings, some with bridges, most with boulders and no blazes whatsoever. Here's one shot of many I took of the river. This is Spaulding Lake in the foreground with the Great Gulf headwall surrounding it on three sides. Very majestic and my favorite of the sites I have visited this year. The trail up the headwall rises 1600' over 0.8 mile and is just a jumble of rock. Very tiring ascending this. At the top of the headwall, Mount Washington summit is a hop, skip and a jump away. After eating my lunch at Washington's summit, I took the Nelson Crag Trail. It passes Huntington Ravine. For scaling purposes, there are some people climbing these rocks. Can you see them? My phone batteries kicked the bucket after the Huntington pic, but I carry a backup though I cannot upload pics until at work. :/ Anyway, extremely treacherous descent on the Wamsutta Trail, but made it out alive after a hike of 16 miles and nearly 11 hours. Incredible weather again this weekend ... been getting fortunate with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Long hike planned for today - about 16 miles or so in the Great Gulf and Mount Washington. Had to get an early start for this one ... was at the trailhead at 4:50 and used a headlamp for over an hour. Overnight rain on the mountain created very slippery conditions. I must have slipped on my azz a dozen times. Anyway, here's some pics. The Great Gulf Trail follows the West Branch of the Peabody River right on up the headwall. Many river crossings, some with bridges, most with boulders and no blazes whatsoever. Here's one shot of many I took of the river. This is Spaulding Lake in the foreground with the Great Gulf headwall surrounding it on three sides. Very majestic and my favorite of the sites I have visited this year. The trail up the headwall rises 1600' over 0.8 mile and is just a jumble of rock. Very tiring ascending this. At the top of the headwall, Mount Washington summit is a hop, skip and a jump away. After eating my lunch at Washington's summit, I took the Nelson Crag Trail. It passes Huntington Ravine. For scaling purposes, there are some people climbing these rocks. Can you see them? My phone batteries kicked the bucket after the Huntington pic, but I carry a backup though I cannot upload pics until at work. :/ Anyway, extremely treacherous descent on the Wamsutta Trail, but made it out alive after a hike of 16 miles and nearly 11 hours. Incredible weather again this weekend ... been getting fortunate with that. Man you have become my hiking hero this summer. I have been telling myself that iwas going try and hike some but all I have managed are a couple of short ones with my 8 year old. There is still time this fall so hopefully I can manage at least one more, though it will move nearly as spectacular as you conquests. Thanks for the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Man you have become my hiking hero this summer. I have been telling myself that iwas going try and hike some but all I have managed are a couple of short ones with my 8 year old. There is still time this fall so hopefully I can manage at least one more, though it will move nearly as spectacular as you conquests. Thanks for the pics. Thanks for the kind words! If you're bored, I have a bunch of additional pics with commentary from this and previous hikes on my Facebook page ... link posted below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Very much enjoying your photos, Eric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Eric is my hero. In all seriousness, awesome man. Just awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Very much enjoying your photos, Eric! Thanks, man, I enjoy doing it! It's exhausting but so rewarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 The one of Spaulding below the Great Gulf is picture-postcard worthy, in fact better than 99% of such postcards I've seen. And the next one makes my neck ache; reminds me that I had two surgeries there last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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