Double Presidential Range Traverse ~ July 21st, 2013

Highland Center Parking Lot 
 Crawford Path Southern Terminus
 Early morning on the Crawford Path approaching treeline
 Crawford Path
 Mount Pierce Summit
 Webster Cliff Trail with Mount Eisenhower in view
 Some well placed bog bridges along the Crawford Path just north of Mount Pierce
 A section that may need bog bridges!  Crawford Path in the Pierce / Eisenhower col
 Crawford Path heading north toward Mount Eisenhower
 A beautiful morning above treeline on the Crawford Path near the Mount Eisenhower Loop Junction
 Mount Pierce to the south
 Mount Washington Hotel
 Crawford / Eisenhower Loop Junction
 Pierce / Eisenhower Col from the Eisenhower Loop Trail
 Eisenhower Loop Trail
Mount Pierce summit with Mount Willey rising above across Crawford Notch 
 Eisenhower Loop Trail
 Approaching Mount Eisenhower's Summit
 Mount Eisenhower Summit Cairn
 Eisenhower Loop Trail
 Looking north towards Mount Franklin, Monroe, and Washington
 Red Pond at the bottom of the summit cone of Mount Eisenhower
 Edmands / Crawford Path Trail Junction
 Crawford Path / Eisenhower Trail Junction
 Mount Pierce
 Crawford Path
 Crawford Path just below the 'Franklin Flats'
 'Franklin Flats'
 Heading north towards Mount Franklin
 North on the Crawford Path
 Mount Monroe and Mount Washington
 Mount Washington
 Mount Clay and Jefferson from the Crawford Path
Great section of trail (Crawford Path)
 Heading to Mount Franklin
 Mount Franklin's Summit
 Mount Franklin Spur Path
 Looking back towards the 'Franklin Flats'
 Southern Presidential Range
 Crawford Path just below Mount Monroe
 Lil' Monroe
 Monroe Loop Trail
 Cross Cairn just below the summit of Mount Monroe
 Mount Franklin, Eisenhower, and Pierce
 Lakes of the Clouds and Mount Washington
 Lakes of the Clouds Hut
 Lakes of the Clouds
Hikers descending Mount Monroe's Loop Trail 
 Lakes of the Clouds sitting high above the Ammonoosuc Ravine
 Lakes of the Clouds Hut
 Weather Warning Sign
 The A.M.C. is doing a scientific research on weather
 Lakes of the Clouds and mount Washington
 Lakes of the Clouds
 The old fashioned 'Coal Cog' crawling up Jacob's Ladder
 Mount Washington being overtaken by fog
 Mount Monroe
 Crawford Path and Mount Monroe
 Crawford Path, notice how the trail has been built with specific boulders to create a 'sidewalk' effect
 Crawford Path, looking south.  The fog rolled in and Lakes of the Clouds and Mount Monroe has disappeared
 Approaching the summit of Mount Washington
 Nature...at its best!
 The Cog
 Carwford Path northern terminus and Mount Washington's Summit
 Observation Tower
 The Great Gulf Wilderness being overtaken by clouds
 Mount Clay Loop Trail, notice how the trail is now uneven with odd sized boulders
 Mount Clay Loop Trail
 The Lil' Clay / Big Clay col
 Mount Clay's Summit
 Looking down off Mount Clay to the Gulfside / Clay Loop Trail Junction
 Gulfside Trail heading north approaching the Sphinx Col
 Sphinx Col
 Gulfside Trail
 Heading north to Mount Jefferson
Gulfside / Cornice Trail Junction 
 Monticello Lawn
 Monticello Lawn
 Monticello Lawn
 Jefferson Loop Trail
 Mount Jefferson Summit
 Hikers planning their next move at the big cairn on Mount Jefferson
 Jefferson Loop Trail
 Dogs on Jefferson!
 Dropping down to Edmands Col
 Popping out of the Edmands Col to the 'Adams Family' range
 Gulfside Trail
 White A.T. blaze on the Gulfside Trail
Heading to Mount Adams 
 Thunderstorm Junction in some smoky fog 
 Looking back down to Thunderstorm Junction
 Approaching Mount Adams's summit
 Mount Adams Summit
 Looking down to J.Q. Adams, Star Lake, and Mount Madison
 Durand Ridge, where the Airline Trail travels up
 Madison Springs Hut and Mount Madison
 Madison Springs Hut
 Madison Springs Hut and Mount Madison
 Dogs on Madison!
 Star Lake and Mount Adams
 Star Lake
 Approaching Mount Madison Summit
Pinkham Notch, Wildcat Ridge in view
 Osgood Ridge
 Mount Adams being overtaken by clouds
 Osgood Trail with J.Q. Adams in view
 Madison Springs Hut and J.Q. Adams
 Madison Springs Hut and Mount Adams
 Gulfside Trail
 Airline Trail up to Mount Adams
 Mount Adams Summit
 Lowe's Path
 Israel Ridge / Lowe's Path Trail Junction
Thunderstorm Junction 
 Gulfside Trail heading south along the many sub peaks of Mount Adams
 Approaching Edmands Col
 Edmands Col Cutoff / Gulfside / Randolph Path Trail Junction
 Looking down into the Great Gulf
 Mount Jefferson Summit
 Monticello Lawn
 Monticello Lawn
 Heading north to Mount Clay
Mount Clay Loop Trail
 Hiking along the Mount Clay Loop Trail
 Mount Adams and Mount Madison in the clear
 Mount Clay Summit
 The Great Gulf Headwall
 Great Gulf Trail (river / waterfall section)
Great Gulf Irene Slide 
 Lil' Clay / Big Clay Col
 Southern Presidential Range from Mount Clay
 Lakes of the Clouds and Mount Monroe
 Lakes of the Clouds and Mount Monroe
The cog chugging its way up the tracks 
 Northern Presidential Range from the Gulfside Trail
 The cog
 Cog Train, look at the conductor, he seems happy so I passed on mooning him!
 The Cog
 Another Cog train, this one was empty
 The Cog Train
 The Cog Railway
 Hikers on the Gulfside Trail with Mount Adams rising high above
 Gulfside Trail approaching the summit of Mount Washington
 Gulfside Trail
 Mount Washington's Summit
 Inside the observatory
 Crawford Path Northern Terminus
 Tip Top House
 Southern Presidential Range
Lakes of the Clouds and Mount Monroe 
 Hut Crew bring the goods down to the hut
 Crawford Path
 Lakes of the Clouds and Mount Monroe
 Lakes of the Clouds and Mount Monroe
 Crawford Path
 Mount Washington's Summit Cone
 Crawford Path
 Another crew hauling a lot of stuff down to the hut
 Mount Monroe
 Crawford Path
 Lakes of the Clouds
 Lakes of the Clouds and Mount Washington
Monroe Loop Trail 
 Lakes of the Clouds and Mount Washington
 Approaching Mount Monroe's Summit
 Mount Washington
 Descending from Mount Monroe along the Monroe Loop Trail
 Looking down to Crawford Path
 Crawford Path with 'The Camel's Hump' above
 Mount Washington
 Heading south along the Presidential Range
 Monroe Loop Trail
 Lil' Monroe
 Mount Monroe and Washington
 
 Crawford Path
 Crawford Path
 Crawford Path looking back north
 Mount Monroe and Washington
 Mount Eisenhower
 Looking down at a series of paths from the Eisenhower Loop Trail
 Looking north at the Crawford Path
 Northern Presidential Range
 Eisenhower Loop Path
 Eisenhower Loop Path
 View to the east from Mount Eisenhower
 Mount Monroe, Washington, Clay, and Jefferson
 Mount Pierce
 Eisenhower Loop Trail
 Crawford Path
 Mount Pierce Summit
 Summit of Mount Pierce
 Webster Cliff Trail and the Presidential Range
 Mount Eisenhower, Monroe, and Washington
 Crawford Path
 Above Gibbs Falls on the Crawford Path
 Crawford Path Southern Terminus
 Highland Center and Route 302
Wooden steps at the beginning of the Crawford Path
 Highland Center

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