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Mt. Monadnock, March 2010


Only had time for a quick hike, but it was a beautiful day.
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Storm damage Storm damage along the Cascade Link trail.
Ice on a spruce Ice on a spruce
more wind-driven ice More wind-driven ice
glazed-over boulder A glazed-over boulder along the ridge
view to summit First view of the summit
people on summit The summit is easy to recognize: it's always got people on it.
stunted spruce More rime on stunted spruces.
krummholz-in-training Close-up on krummholz-in-training
view to summit Another view toward the summit.
patterns in snow Patterns in the snow.
rimed spruce More rime on a spruce.
cairn Cairn and summit sign.
contrasting shapes Contrasting shapes of boulders and snow.
snow shapes Close-up on snow shapes
snow shapes More close-up snow shapes
westward view A westward view from near the summit.
snow and ice Intersting shapes in snow and ice.
ice remnants Remnants of rime feathers in surface ice
pond and summit The summit, seen from the pond I always photograph for my Monadnock time series
pond and summit Another view of the summit from the same spot.
fossil tracks "fossil" snowshoe tracks - compressed snow left behind when soft snow blew away.
pumpelly ridge View northeast from the summit.
standing stone This standing stone is another spot used in my Monadnock time series
cairn A cairn on the White Dot trail.
hikers Hikers descending the White Dot trail.
split rock A split rock also featured in my Monadnock time series.
bent tree A bent tree also featured in my Monadnock time series.
hikers Hikers descending past the tree
bent birch Bent birch back at the base of the hill.
wind damage More wind damage.