Mount Monroe / Mount Eisenhower / Mount Pierce ~ January 22nd, 2012

Heading up Base Station Road

Winter parking in the lower lot at Marshfield Station

Marshfield Station

Quinn guiding Randy across a footbridge

Quinn taking a break from being a guide dog to play in the snow

Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

The Gem Pool

Dusty and Bob on the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

Dusty, Bob, Quinn, and Randy make their way up the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

Below treeline on the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

Quinn guiding Randy

Ammonoosuc Brook

Crossing the snowbridge above the waterfall

Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

Heading up the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

Bob and Dusty taking in the views

The group gaining elevation

Into the scrub on the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

Above Treeline

Dina, Cathy, Justin, Geri, Randy, Robyn, Bob, Dusty, and Quinn with Mount Washington

Final stretch of the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

Approaching Lakes of the Clouds Hut

Lakes of the Clouds Hut

Above the Ammonoosuc Ravine

The Dungeon!

Bob trying to get a picture of Dusty and Mount Washington

Me

Robyn

Quinn and Randy

Dina

Taking a break in from of Mount Monroe

Lakes of the Clouds Hut

Bob and Dusty heading to Mount Monroe

Crawford Path

Heading up the Mount Monroe Loop Trail

Mount Monroe Loop Trail

Snow covered Lakes of the Clouds and hut with Mount Washington

Robyn heading up the Monroe Loop Trail

Perfect conditions for microspikes or snowshoes

Mount Washington

Heading up to Mount Monroe

Dusty, Bob, Quinn, and Randy

Mount Washington and the Lakes of the Clouds Hut

Robyn enjoying the views

Final hundred feet to the summit of Mount Monroe

Southern Presidential Range

Mount Washington

Justin, Randy, Bob, Dusty, and Quinn

Cathy and Robyn

Justin on Mount Monroe

Heading down the Mount Monroe Loop Trail

Little Monroe and Mount Monroe from the Crawford Path

Heading towards Mount Franklin

Mount Monroe and Washington

Hiking down the Crawford Path

Avoiding Spruce Traps!

Crawford Path

Mount Eisenhower

Randy in deep snow on the Mount Eisenhower Loop Trail

Justing heading up to Mount Eisenhower

Mount Franklin, Monroe, and Washington

Mount Eisenhower Summit Cairn

Bright sun high above the White Mountains

Summit of Mount Eisenhower

Dusty leading the way down the Mount Eisenhower Loop Trail

Moutn Eisenhower Loop Trail

Mount Pierce

Crawford Path

Crawford Path

Dusty and Bob with Mount Eisenhower

Crawford Path

Dusty and Bob

Crawford Path

Crawford Path

Heading up to Mount Pierce

Wenster-Cliff Trail

Robyn approaching Mount Pierce's Summit

Mount Eisenhower, Monroe, and Washington

Geri and Cathy

Heading down from Mount Pierce

Mount Pierce

Mount Pierce

Dina filming Randy hiking

Somewhere along the trail we picked up a happy Golden Retriever for a few hundred feet!

Footbridge over Gibbs Brook

Crawford Path Trailhead off Mount Clinton Road