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Mt. Moosilauke 7.31.2021

Fourth time is the charm for getting good views in all directions from Mt. Moosilauke. With a good weather forecast, I took advantage to finally get beautiful 360 degree views that Mt. Moosilauke has to offer. In my previous three hikes of the Mountain I have only had partial or no views from the top, but today I got great views in every direction. I took a route up that is far less used than any of the direct routes to the summit so that I could avoid the crowds some (it worked great) and also redline some more miles in this region. It was a great day for the 11.8 mile hike which had a total elevation gain of 3,435 feet
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Mt. Moosilauke behind the trees
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Mt. Moosilauke behind the trees

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  • Layers in the rock along the trail
  • Nearing Mt. Jim, the trail becomes a moss covered sea of green
  • A thick blanket of moss leading off into the woods
  • At the less than obvious summit of Mt. Jim
  • Leaving the summit of Mt. Jim
  • This short path of maybe 50 feet leads to the slightly higher point of Mt. Jim than what the trail is. I headed out it to tag the highpoint because "why not?" Turns out I had forgotten this peak was on the Trailwrights 72 list and doing this allowed me to check it off later when I looked at the list after getting home
  • Mt. Blue can be seen up ahead from the Asquam-Ridge Trail
  • A closer look at Mt. Blue
  • The summit of Mt. Moosilauke with a few people visible
  • Mt. Moosilauke behind the trees
  • At the junction with the Beaver Brook Trail
  • Beaver Brook Trail leading away from the intersection
  • An interesting side hill section of the trail with some large rocks to traverse
  • Heading up a short, steep, and rocky section
  • Rain from the past couple of days has left a wet mess on this section of trail
  • Passing by the upper end of the Benton Trail
  • After a little bit of climbing after the intersection, you pop out of the trees
  • Above treeline heading towards the summit. Notice the beaten down paths on both sides of the trail from hikers who would rather trample fragile alpine vegetation than walk on the rocks like they are supposed to
  • Looking back down the trail with views to the north
  • Mt. Lafayette and Mt. Lincoln off in the distance
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