Summit of Mt Lincoln - 8/12/2013

Summit of Mt Lafayette - 8/12/2013

Platform on Summit of Wildcat D Peak - 2/20/2013

View from Wildcat A Peak - 2/20/2013

Summit of Carter Dome - 2/20/2013

Approach to Mt Willey

Summit of Mt Field - 12:30pm 2/23/2012

Jay on the Summit of Mt Field

On the way to Mt Field and Mt Willey - Feb 2012

Looking where I was an hour and a half ago

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Back down in the Highland Center parking lot at 12:30pm, and looking back up at Mt Tom (to the right of the peaked roof). Awesome.

Believe it or not...

...this is bunny pee. The only sign of life while I was on the trail was bunny tracks, everywhere, and this was definitely not human yellow snow!

Killer view from Mt Tom summit

Mt Tom summit, 11am

More enchanted forest on the way to the summit

Half mile to go to the Summit

Reached the Mt Tom Spur trail at 10:30am which sits in the Field-Tom Col.

Enchanted Forest: view of the trail to Mt Tom

First winter ascent: Mt Tom

Finally a break in the subzero weather. First winter ascent: Mt Tom, 4051'. Departed the Highland Center at 8am, temps around 14 degrees. Balmy.

Moose tracks(?) on East Pasture Loop

Too cold to climb...

...but not too cold for some Nordi skiing

-2 and falling

Temperatures have been in the negative single and double digits, so I'm hoping temps will come up to make a winter ascent a little more reasonable. Otherwise, plenty of Nordi and Alpine to be had.

Winter Ascents

For the first time in 14 years I'm in between jobs (bye-bye Razorfish, hellow HUGE) and I'm taking a few days up in NH to mark the change with some summits. This is the view from the driver's side on US302 on my way down through Crawford Notch. Mt Washington is rising above the rest of the Presi's in the center of the photo.

Info from the 4000 Footer Committee

I received my literature from the 4000 footer committee after a few months, and what a complete, thorough, organized, and well written packet of information it is. The committee is a volunteer organization, connected to the AMC, in fact one of the White Mountain Guide editors, Steven D. Smith is on the committee. I sincerely thank them for their thoroughness and volunteerism.

Message to Thru Hikers on the AT

Family at Zealand Hut

Zealand Falls Day Hike

Lonesome Lake Brookie

Couldn't resist catching some brookies on the fly while at Lonesome Lake Hut. These beautiful fish were all schooling in the marshes in the undercut banks. They hit the beetles hard.

Lonesome Lake Hut

During our stay in NH during the summer of 2010, we did an overnight to Lonesome Lake Hut, the western most AMC hut on the Appalachian Trail.

On top of Mt Eisenhower

A great hike to the top on July 24, 2010, but too much fog for a view on the summit of Mt Eisenhower, 4,760'.

Through the Fog

Brant on the home stretch to the summit of Mt Eisenhower.

Halfway up Mt Ike

Crawford Path

On top of Mt Pierce

A spectacular day on top of Mt Pierce, 4275', on July 17, 2010. Now the descent via Crawford Path.

Ladders to Mt Pierce

Lunch at Mizpah Hut

Time for lunch at Mizpah, in between Jackson and Pierce.

On Top of Mt Jackson

A snack and a summit, Mt Jackson, 4,012', on July 17, 2010, via the Pierce-Jackson trail.

Scramble up Pierce Jackson

Peak Numero Uno: On top of Mt Washington

Me and Squeek (mom) on top of Mt Washington, 6,288', on July 11, 2010. What a great day for a hike. Up Tuckerman's Ravine Trail, down Lion's Head.

Almost There

Squeek taking a much deserved rest on a cairn as we get very close to summiting Mt Washington. The view South is amazing, with the Davis Path just visible to the right of the image, and what I believe is Boott Spur rising in the center background. An absolutely beautiful weather day.

On the Way Up Through Tuckerman's

Hiking with Squeek, my mom, the person who taught me the love of hiking and climbing.

Me too, some day soon

I love the exclamation of this vanity license plate:"NH4KDUN!"

Brant and I came upon this after summiting Mt. Eisenhower on July, 24, 2010. Love it.