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WHITE MTS IN WINTER : hikes and overnights in the Whites ~ (59) images

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.  

LOOKING NORTH TO MT WASHINGTON FROM MT CRAWFORD

SUNSET VIEW FROM GORGE BROOK TRAIL ON MT MOOSILAUKE

SUNSET FROM OPEN LEDGES ON MT DICKEY

OLD FASHION SELFIE FROM CAMPSITE NEAR THE TOP OF MT MONROE

SUNSET VIEW OF MT WASHINGTON SUMMIT CONE FROM CAMPSITE NEAR THE TOP OF MT MONROE

FRANCONIA PEAKS FROM HI-CANNON TRAIL

FRANCONIA PEAKS FROM THE TOP OF CANNON MT

LATE AFTERNOON VIEW OF LAFAYETTE AND LINCOLN

SUNSET FROM THE TOP OF LAFAYETTE

SUNSET FROM THE TOP OF LAFAYETTE

NORTH PEAK OF LAFAYETTE

PAUL AND DIANE HODGDON, SUNRISE, MT MOOSILAUKE

PAUL HODGDON ON A COLD BUT CALM MORNING NEAR THE TOP OF MT LAFAYETTE

PAUL HODGDON AT A CAMPSITE NEAR THE TOP OF MT LAFAYETTE

WIND CARVED SNOW SASTRUGI NEAR THE TOP OF LAFAYETTE

BITTER COLD SUNSET VIEW OF MT WASHINGTON FROM THE TOP OF MT CRAWFORD

BETSY HARRISON, SUNRISE, ON THE FIRESCREW, CARDIGAN MT STATE PARK

LENTICULAR CLOUD BUILDUP AT SUNSET

THE LATE GREAT DAVE BENDROTH AT TREELINE ON MT MOOSILAUKE

DAVE BENDROTH AND PERRIN PRESCOTT AT THE TOP OF MT MOOSILAUKE

CRAG CAMP ('THE MONDO CONDO') AT THE EDGE OF KING RAVINE, MT ADAMS

DESCENDING TO STAR LAKE / MADISON HUT FROM MT ADAMS

ROB AND PERRIN CROSSING LONESOME LAKE

RIME ICE ON A CAIRN, GARFIELD RIDGE TRAIL

SUMMIT OF FLUME

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

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

LAFAYETTE FROM MOOSILAUKE ON A RARE CALM DAY

DENSELY RIMED UP TREES NEAR TREE LINE ON 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

LATE DAY VIEW OF BRETTON WOOD AND MT JEFFERSON

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