2. New England 4000+ ft Mountains

Mt. Washington 7.21.2013

Today I hiked Mt. Washington for the Mount Washington Observatory's 13th annual Seek the Peak fundraising event. A bad weather forecast changed the plans from hiking Saturday before the after party to hiking Sunday after the after party (now before party). I went up the Lion Head Trail and came down the Boott Spur Trail. The hike was a total of 8.62 miles and had 4,406 feet of elevation gain. Weather was good for Mt. Washington with summit temps in the lower 50s and 15 mph winds. The summit was in and out of the clouds some to start, but then things cleared off more
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I drove up a day early so I could go to the Seek the Peak after party (that became a before party due to weather). This was my campsite for the night between the party and hike
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I drove up a day early so I could go to the Seek the Peak after party (that became a before party due to weather). This was my campsite for the night between the party and hike

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  • I drove up a day early so I could go to the Seek the Peak after party (that became a before party due to weather). This was my campsite for the night between the party and hike
  • All the comforts of..... well, a small one person tent
  • Crystal Cascade a short distance up the Tuckerman Ravine Trail
  • A 20 foot tall flight of stone steps gets you this view of Crystal Cascade near the trail
  • The Tuckerman Ravine Trail is plenty wide for much of its distance
  • The trail can be rocky in places, and keeps a moderate grade
  • People ahead hiking up the trail
  • A nice wide bridge where the trail crosses the Cutler River
  • Looking down the Cutler River from the bridge
  • From a spot on the trail, you can see one of the waterfalls coming down Raymond Cataract
  • Another view through the trees to the ridge that makes up the northern side of Huntington Ravine
  • A small view up to the Boott Spur ridge above the trail
  • At the intersection with the Lion Head Trail where I will be heading
  • The start of the Lion Head Trail
  • A ladder built on a steep section of the trail
  • Quote from someone ahead of me: "Oh neat, I've only read about these in books."
  • Looking down at a couple hikers coming up a steep scramble on the trail
  • The ridge coming down from Boott Spur across the ravine
  • Hikers ahead of me going up the trail
  • A small view through some trees to the Wildcats and Carter Dome area
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