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Mount Monadnock, 2 Oct 2004

Return to Mount Monadnock (up the cascade link to red spot trail, down the white cross trail - basically the reverse of last year).

We knew it was a little early for peak foliage, but it hardly mattered since the low clouds kept us from seeing a thing. Notice that most of these photos were taken while using a flash.

See also my longitudinal series of Monadnock shots.

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you should see an image here Susel proves she's gotten over that stream-crossing incident.
you should see an image here The stream.
you should see an image here The Cascade Link trail does its best to live up to its name.
you should see an image here I thought this smoothed-out boulder was pretty interesting.
you should see an image here Same boulder, different framing.
you should see an image here Another stream, this time on the red spot trail.
you should see an image here Ferns clinging to a trailside boulder.
you should see an image here Doing my Captain Morgan pose as we reach the ridge. The blue sky color is an artifact created by the digital camera - there were unbroken clouds only a few feet above us.
you should see an image here Same spot, view in opposite direction (west-southwest). The sky color is a little closer to reality in this shot.
you should see an image here A distant lake is just visible through the lowering mist. We were lucky to be climbing the Red Spot trail: the park rangers shut down summit access from the White Dot and White Cross due to thick fog on the summit.
you should see an image here In a ravine just before the summit cone, we found these colorful fungi.
you should see an image here We had the northeast side of the summit all to ourselves. With the clouds blocking all views and damping all sounds, it was easy to imagine ourselves in Alaska or Iceland as we strolled through alpine rock gardens.
you should see an image here More rocks in the mist. Ironically this is probably the best fall-colors shot of the day.
you should see an image here The Proof: Susel standing on the summit.
you should see an image here Descending from the summit along the White Dot.

Compare this shot to others in the Monadnock Time Series.

you should see an image here Granite blocks just waiting for the right moment to slide downhill.
you should see an image here Damp but happy as we head downhill.
you should see an image here Near the bottom of the Spruce Link trail, another item for the Tour de Fungus collection.
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