I just did a variation on one of my favorite winter hikes in August. I realized almost right away that summer around here is nothing compared to the beauty and dare I say ease of travel that winter offers in the White Mts. The range gets bigger, the crowds thin out and the rewards are larger. Gone is the rock hopping and humidty, the bugs and limited views. The wind becomes a factor, but if you're patient there are more than a few bluebird days up in the alpine where the sun shines calmly and the low sun warms up the vistas. Weekends can be busy, but there are more than a few places to go where you have it all to yourself.
RIME AND FARAWAY VIEW OF BONDCLIFF AND MT WASHINGTON FROM THE FLUME
CLEARING SKIES LOOKING NORTH FROM LIBERTY
SUMMIT RIDGE, MT LIBERTY
WINTER HIKERS, NEART THE TOP OF LIBERTY
JIM NUPP ARRIVING AT THE TOP OF FLUME WITH LINCOLN AND LAFAYETTE TO THE LEFT, WHITE MTS, NH
SOUTH TO GUYOT, THE BONDS AND CARRIGAN FROM THE TOP OF SOUTH TWIN, WHITE MTS, NH
NORTH TWIN FROM SOUTH TWIN
CLOUDS MOVING THRU CLEAR SKIERS, TWINS & MT WASHINGTON FROM FRANCONIA RANGE
CLOUDS MOVING UP OVER FRANCONIA RANGE ON A CLEAR DAY
DENSE TRAIL CONDITIONS ON A BIG SNOW YEAR, FRANCONIA RANGE, NH
START OF A STELLAR DAY, BEAVER BROOK TRAILHEAD, MT MOOSILAUKE
MOOSILAUKE SUMMIT AS THE TRAIL WINDS AROUND MTS BLUE AND JIM
DENSELY RIMED UP TREES NEAR TREE LINE ON MT MOOSILAUKE, WHITE MTS, NH
SNOWSHOE TRACK, SUMMIT, MT MOOSILAUKE, WHITE MTS, NH
KINSMAN POND SHELTER IN EARLY MARCH ON A BIG SNOW YEAR
NORTH KINSMAN AND KINSMAN POND FROM THE SOUTH
SOUTH SIDE OF EISENHOWER ON A BIG SNOW YEAR
ALPINE SELFIE FROM THE TOP OF EISENHOWER
LATE DAY VIEW OF BRETTON WOOD AND MT JEFFERSON
A CAIRN ON THE CHEMIN DES DAMES TRAIL, KING RAVINE, WHITE MTS, NH
IN THE UPPER STEEPS ON THE CHEMIN DES DAMES TRAIL, KING RAVINE, WHITE MTS, NH
LOOKING OVER AT THE KING RAVINE HEADWALL FROM THE CHEMIN DES DAMES TRAIL, MT ADAMS, WHITE MTS, NH
AT THE TOP OF THE CHEMIN DES DAMES TRAIL, MT ADAMS, WHITE MTS, NH
MT MADISON FROM THE AIRLINE TRAIL, WHITE MTS, NH
THE UPPER SECTION OF THE KING RAVINE HEADWALL FROM THE AIRLINE TRAIL, WHITE MTS, NH
THE UPPER SECTION OF THE AIRLINE TRAIL, WHITE MTS, NH
DESCENDING TO MADISON HUT FROM THE TOP OF THE AIRLINE TRAIL ON MT ADAMS, WHITE MTS, NH
PLEASANT (EISENHOWER), MONROE AND MT WASHINGTON, WHITE MTS, NH
MONROE AND MT WASHINGTON PLEASANT (EISENHOWER), WHITE MTS, NH
LOOKING BACK AT MT WASHINGTON AND OTHER PEAKS FROM THE CRAWFORD PATH, WHITE MTS, NH
BETSY HARRISON ON THE LADDER SECTION OF THE HI CANNON TRAIL, FRANCONIA NOTCH, WHITE MTS, NH
THE TWINS AND THE BONDS FROM THE OSSEO TRAIL ON MT FLUME, WHITE MTS, NH
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE TWINS, GUYOT AND THE BONDS FROM THE OSSEO TRAIL ON MT FLUME, WHITE MTS, NH
RIME AND NEW SNOW ON LIBERTY AND FRANCONIA RANGE PEAKS FROM MT FLUME, WHITE MTS, NH
LOOKING PAST LIBERTY TO THE KINSMAN RANGE PEAKS FROM MT FLUME, WHITE MTS, NH
LOOKING PAST THE TOP OF THE FLUME SLIDE TO LINCOLN AND LAFAYETTE IN THE CLOUDS, WHITE MTS, NH
THE EAST BRANCH OF THE PEMIGEWASSET RIVER, WHITE MTS, NH
HEAVY SNOW COVER ON THE CRAWFORD PATH IN EARLY JANUARY, WHITE MTS, NH
LATE AFTERNOON VIEW OF PLEASANT (EISENHOWER), MT WASHINGTON AND BOOTT FROM THE CRAWFORD PATH, WHITE MTS, NH
LATE AFTERNOON VIEW OF PLEASANT (EISENHOWER) AND MT WASHINGTON AS THE CRAWFORD PATH HEADS BACK INTO THE WOODS
JIM NUPP EMERGING FROM THE TREES NEAR THE SUMMIT OF MT LIBERTY
AFTERNOON VIEW EAST PAST THE BONDS TO MT WASHINGTON FROM THE TOP OF MT LIBERTY
SUPER ALPINE CONDITIONS IN THE FRANCONIA RANGE, WHITE MTS, NH
GREENLEAF HUT AND LAFAYETTE NORTH PEAK AND MAIN SUMMIT EMERGING FROM THE CLOUDS
THE CLASSIC VIEW OF LINCOLN AND LITTLE HAYSTACK FROM THE OPEN RIDGE ON THE BRIDAL PATH
THE OSCEOLA PEAKS FROM A SCENIC OVERLOOK ON THE K-HWY (RT 112), WHITE MTS, NH
OSCEOLA AND A VIEW NORTH TO PEMI PEAKS AND THE FRANCONIA RANGE FROM THE EAST PEAK OF OSCEOLA
THE EAST PEAK OF OSCEOLA FROM THE MAIN PEAK, WHITE MTS, NH