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Mount Monadnock, 4 Oct 2003

Return to Mount Monadnock (up the White Dot, down the red spot to cascade link).

Still a little early for fall foliage, and lots of clouds and some rain, but a great hike nonetheless.

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you should see an image here On the White Dot, there's no escape from the crowds on the trail. Luis and Michal have to wait for the rest of us to squeeze by.
you should see an image here Artemis and Jason on the lower slopes.
you should see an image here I missed it the last time, but the halfway sign on the White Dot trail is clearly still there. Nice contrast between the early fall foliage in the background here and the spring snow in this shot from a hike in May of 2002.
you should see an image here Some hints of fall color are visible on the lower slopes as we reach treeline.
you should see an image here But we're clearly in for limited visibility on the summit.
you should see an image here I was afraid this would be the last chance to take a photo before the fog.
you should see an image here But there were still some clear breaks to come, thanks to thirty-knot winds.
you should see an image here As the summit approaches, the mood improves.
you should see an image here An overlook just below the summit cone.
you should see an image here Climbing the summit cone as the clouds roll back in. Roughly the same spot as this photo from two weeks ago and this photo from May of 2002
you should see an image here The summit is just over that big rock in back.
you should see an image here Watch your step Michal!
you should see an image here Jason celebrates on the summit.
you should see an image here The happy summiteers.
you should see an image here It never fails: once we leave the summit, the sky clears (but only for a minute).
you should see an image here The red spot trail is pleasantly uncrowded, but it's a little chilly to stop for a real picnic.
you should see an image here Still hunting for that elusive foliage shot.
you should see an image here Tah-dah! (Then at this point my camera's battery died, so several nice photos on the aptly-named Cascade Link Trail weren't written to the card.)
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