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Franconia Ridge

Mts Liberty and Flume, November 2010

A relatively short hike along a gentle trail, for a change.
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you should see an image here New snow on the trail.
you should see an image here Ice crystals blooming from a damp log.
you should see an image here The squirrels were moving with a sense of urgency - they hardly noticed me, but wouldn't stop to pose, either.
you should see an image here Week-old snow on the higher sections of trail.
you should see an image here Approaching the tree line.
you should see an image here View north to Little Haystack, through clouds.
you should see an image here A bit more sunshine, a few seconds after the previous photo.
you should see an image here One more photo of the ridgeline and clouds.
you should see an image here Hikers on the ridge near the summit of Mt Liberty.
you should see an image here Trompe-l'oeuil view of the hikers, with Little Haystack in the background, from the summit of Mt Liberty.
you should see an image here Hikers and Haystack.
you should see an image here Summit of Mt Liberty, with view south to Mt Flume.
you should see an image here Closer view of Mt Flume.
you should see an image here Zoomed view of Mt Flume.
you should see an image here Ice crystals on a spruce.
you should see an image here Rime ice near the summit of Mt Flume.
you should see an image here View from Mt Flume summit: nothing but clouds.
you should see an image here Upon return to Mt Liberty, lower slopes of Mt Flume are barely visible under clouds.
you should see an image here "View" north along Franconia Ridge from Mt Liberty.
you should see an image here Trail disappearing into forest and cloud.