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Caps Ridge view

Mt Jefferson, October 2007

Solo hike up Caps Ridge. Forecast called for rain, with snow on the summit. Turned out to be mostly sunny, so I hauled a ton of gear for nothing.
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you should see an image here Blowdown at the first viewing ledge.
you should see an image here View toward the southern Presidentials at the second ledge.
you should see an image here Looking ahead to Caps Ridge and low clouds.
you should see an image here From a bit higher up, a view north past Castellated Ridge.
you should see an image here The clouds are lifting and I get views of the foliage below.
you should see an image here Ice on a cairn. Mt Eisenhower in the distance.
you should see an image here One of the Caps that the trail climbs.
you should see an image here A view toward rime-covered Mt Washington (actually this may be Clay - Washington's summit isn't visible from here).
you should see an image here Ice on a clump of sedge.
you should see an image here Closer shot of the ice.
you should see an image here Closer still on the feathery rime.
you should see an image here View back down the ridge.
you should see an image here View toward Washington - Great Gulf headwall barely visible.
you should see an image here View ahead - unfortunately that's not the summit.
you should see an image here But I am gaining altitude, judging by how much more of Mt Washington I can see.
you should see an image here Different framing of the view to Mt Washington.
you should see an image here Another view down the ridge.
you should see an image here The rime is getting really thick up here.
you should see an image here View toward Mt Monroe, with passing clouds.
you should see an image here This is the summit!
you should see an image here View toward Nelson Crag.
you should see an image here Carter Dome on the other side of Pinkham Notch.
you should see an image here Rime-covered trail sign.
you should see an image here A second later, the clouds part, revealing part of Mt Adams.
you should see an image here There's the rest of Mt Adams.
you should see an image here Clouds have returned a minute later - this giant cairn is near the summit.
you should see an image here A view to Mt Adams.
you should see an image here Another view of Mt Adams.
you should see an image here Same giant cairn as before, suddenly in sunlight.
you should see an image here Another view to Nelson Crag.
you should see an image here One more shot of Mt Adams.
you should see an image here Finally a clear view southward: Mt Clay, with the southern Presidentials in the distance. You can see the Gulfside Trail, passing to the right of Mt Clay.
you should see an image here Snow flurries lit by sunbeams during my descent.
you should see an image here A view down the ridge.
you should see an image here Taking in the views of fall foliage as the light fades.
you should see an image here Increasing snowfall and a view to the Castellated Ridge.
you should see an image here A hint of sunset orange from the viewing ledge.
you should see an image here Looking back up at Caps Ridge as the snow falls.