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
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
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
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