April 15, 2010
The forecast was looking stellar so I took a day off from work. Madison and I hit the trail at 8:00.
The snowline is currently about 3200'. I put on my microspikes for some traction and then headed up to the summit of Liberty.
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I then went over and tagged Flume.
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I returned to Liberty and then proceeded on to Little Haystack.
Looking back to Flume (left) and Liberty (right)
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Most of the snow was gone across the ridge.
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Mount Washington in the background
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I had Franconia Ridge completely to myself.
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Looking back to Mount Lincoln
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Madison beat me to the summit of Mount Lafayette
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View from the summit of Lafayette
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Beginning my descent
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Greenleaf Hut
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Eagle Lake
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I probably spent about an hour today cutting blowdowns out of the way, but there are still quite a few out there. I headed down to Lafayette Place and then walked down the bike path back to my vehicle finishing at 4:45
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