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Mt Monroe

Presidential Range, May 2010

I've previously hiked the Presidential Traverse as a long day-hike; this was my first attempt to do it as a two-night expedition. I found it much harder this way!
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you should see an image here Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) at around three thousand feet on Mt Webster.
you should see an image here Kaitlin posing on the edge of Webster Cliff.
you should see an image here Rhodora, Rhododendron canadense, on Mt Webster.
you should see an image here View south by southeast - Mt Chocorua visible in the distance.
you should see an image here Our first summit of the trip!
you should see an image here Also, our first peek of Mt Washington.
you should see an image here Spruce grouse Falcipennis canadensis on Mt Jackson.
you should see an image here View of the southern Presidential Range from Mt Jackson. Mizpah hut visible below the summit of Mt Pierce.
you should see an image here Mt Jackson doesn't have much of an alpine zone, but we did see some diapensia.
you should see an image here We camped at Nauman Tentsite, and this spruce grouse came to greet us in the morning.
you should see an image here Ralph and Kaitlin taking breakfast in style.
you should see an image here Thick haze blocks the view ahead from Mt Pierce - you can see Eisenhower (obvious dome at center) and Monroe behind it, but Mt Washington has vanished.
you should see an image here A lenticular cloud downwind from Mt Washington indicates strong winds. Gusts of 69MPH were recorded on Mt Washington that day.
you should see an image here Lapland Rosebay, Rhododendron lapponicum, on Mt Eisenhower.
you should see an image here Diapensia on Mt Eisenhower.
you should see an image here Ralph and Kaitlin descending Mt Eisenhower. Mt Washington is still hidden by clouds.
you should see an image here The clouds parted as we approached Mt Monroe.
you should see an image here Mt Monroe blocks the view ahead as the weather keeps improving
you should see an image here .The classic view of Mt Washington from the summit of Mt Monroe.
you should see an image here View back to Mt Monroe and the Lakes of the Clouds hut as we climb Mt Washington.
you should see an image here Ralph doing some scrambling on Mt Clay.
you should see an image here Kaitlin turning sideways to the wind at Sphinx Col.
you should see an image here View back to Mt Washington and Mt Clay.
you should see an image here Castle Ridge in evening light.
you should see an image here Next morning at the Perch, Ralph takes in the view of the valley while Kaitlin tops up her water supply.
you should see an image here Castle Ridge in the morning. Mt Lafayette in the distance rises above a layer of smoke from Canadian wildfires.
you should see an image here Purple Trillium, Trillium erectum, starting to fade.
you should see an image here Pink lady's-slipper, Cypripedium acaule.
you should see an image here This one is still budding, it may get a bit pinker as it matures.
you should see an image here This one is pure white.
you should see an image here Ralph taking a photo of Cascade Falls.
you should see an image here Cascade Falls.