MMD 50K: More and More Difficult ~ August 10th, 2013

Group pic before the start
 Barnes Field
Pinkham Road B 
 Runners jogging up Pinkham Road B early in the morning
 Pine Link Trailhead
 Weather Warning Sign
 Gary booking it up the Pine Link Trail
 Pine Link Trail
 Nice section of footing on the Pine Link Trail
 Early morning sun shining through the woods on the Pine Link Trail
 As the trail gains elevation it gets a little rougher!
 Pine Link Trail to the Howker Ridge Trail
 Ascending up out of the woods
 Into the scrub and views on the Pine Link Trail
 Howker Ridge Trail
 Northern flanks of Mount Madison
 Heading north over the Howker Ridge Trail
 Looking back down Mount Madison
 So far the weather looks nice, just really windy
 Then the clouds come rolling in on the Osgood Trail
 Osgood Trail
 Mount Madison Summit
 Descending the Osgood Trail to Madison Springs Hut
 Madison Springs Hut
 Entering the Great Gulf Wilderness
 Top of Madison Gulf Trail
 Madison Gulf Trail
 Steep rock slab on the Madison Gulf Trail
 Looking back up the steep slab section of the Madison Gulf Trail
Looking back up the steep slab section of the Madison Gulf Trail 
 Waterfall on the side of the Madison Gulf Trail
 Tim navigating a brook crossing along the Madison Gulf Trail
 Ladder Steps on the Madison Gulf Trail
 Madison Gulf Trail footing becomes much better over the final mile
 Tim running across the Great Gulf Suspension Bridge
West Branch 
 Great Gulf Trail
 Clam Rock!
 Great Gulf Trail
 West Branch on the Six Husbands Trail, where I filled up on water
 West Branch on the Six Husbands Trail
 Six Husbands Trail
 Rock wall on the Six Husbands Trail, this is where the steepness begins!
 Paul navigating through a boulder cave
 Paul scurrying up the first ladder
 Ladder on the Six Husbands Trail
 Looking down that ladder, yeah it's safe!!
 Six Husbands Trail
 Up to the overhanging ledge on the Six Husbands Trail
 Looking back down the rock where you can scramble or walk on the edge.  There's a hundred foot drop off to the right
 Over-hanging ledge
Over-hanging ledge on the Six Husbands Trail 
 Buttress talus field and the Abandoned Adams Slide
 Jefferson Ravine
 Paul scrambling up to treeline
 Above the 'knee' of Mount Jefferson on the Six Husbands Trail
 Six Husbands Trail
 Talus field on the eastern slopes of Mount Jefferson
 Madison Springs Hut Dude powering his way up the mountain!
 Looking back down the knee of Jefferson
 The summit mass of Mount Jefferson
 Mount Washington in and out of the clouds
 Almost to the summit of Mount Jefferson
 Mount Jefferson Summit Area
 Heading down the Jefferson Loop Trail
 Mount Adams from Edmands Col
 Heading north on the Gulfside Trail
 Looking back south up Mount Jefferson
Popping out of Edmands Col 
 Gulfside Trail
 Mount Jefferson
 Gulfside Trail
 Gulfside Trail
 Nice grassy / rocky knoll below a sub-peak of Adams
Nice grassy / rocky knoll below a sub-peak of Adams 
 Gulfside Trail
 Mount Jefferson
 The knee and shoulder of Jefferson where the Six Husband Trail heads up above treeline
 Approaching Thunderstorm Junction
 Thunderstorm Junction
 Thunderstorm Junction
 Taking the Gulfside Trail around Mount Adams
 Gulfside Trail
 A well built cairn on the Gulfside Trail
 One of the few very well footed sections of trail above treeline
 Gulfside Trail 'sidewalk'
 Mount Madison
 Airline Cutoff
 The Airline
 The Airline Trail
 Ariline's Knifes Edge
 Chemin Des Dames Trail Junction
 Descending the very steep  Chemin Des Dames
  Chemin Des Dames
 Boulders of the  Chemin Des Dames
 Lemon Squeezer
  Chemin Des Dames
 The floor of the King Ravine
 Top of King Ravine
 King Ravine Headwall
  Chemin Des Dames Trail
  Chemin Des Dames
  Chemin Des Dames
  Chemin Des Dames
  Chemin Des Dames
  Off Trail on the Chemin Des Dames
The Headwall 
 King Ravine Trail
 Boulder field in the King Ravine
 King Ravine Trail
Looking back down to the floor of the ravine 
Hikers 'crawling' up the King Ravine Trail 
 King Ravine Trail
 King Ravine
 King Ravine Trail
 King Ravine Trail
 Approaching the Gateway
 The Headwall
 Gaining the Ridge
 The headwall shoots straight up to the right
 The Gateway
 The Gateway
 Madison Springs Hut and Mount Madison from the Airline
 Heading to Mount Adams
 Airline
 Airline up to Mount Adams
 Airline
 Mount Madison
 Looking back down the Airline
 Approaching the summit
 Mount Adams!
 Lowe's Path
 Mount Washington
 The Great Gulf and Mount Washington
 The 'Rock Pile'
 Approaching Thunderstorm Junction for the second time
 South on Lowe's Path
 Abigail Adams
 I could have lied down and taken a nap!
Abigail Adams 
 Beautiful day in the northern presi's
 Looking back to Mount Adams
 Looking off to Mount Madison
Looking off to Mount Madison 
 Back to knee hammering rocks on Lowe's Path
 Lowe's Path
 Beautiful views from Lowe's Path
 Grey Knob Cabin
 Grey Knob Cabin
 Hinks Trail
 Hinks Trail
 Spur Trail
 Spur Trail
 Randolph Path
 Randolph Path
 King Ravine Junction
 Heading back to the floor of the Ravine
 King Ravine Trail
 King Ravine Trail Junction with the Shortline
 Mossy Falls
 Mossy Falls
 Weather Warning Sign
 King Ravine Trail
 Floor of the Ravine
 The King Ravine
 The Great Gully!
 Great Gully Trail Junction
 Great Gully Trail
Overgrown Great Gully Trail 
Great Gully Trail 
 Approaching the lemon squeezer
Great Gully Trail
 Great Gully Trail
 Great Gully Trail
 Great Gully Trail
 Looking over towards the Gateway
 Gaining the ridge
 Great Gully Trail
 King Ravine
 King Ravine
 Back up on the range
 Thunderstorm Junction, for the third time!
 Approaching Mount Adams from the north on Lowe's Path
 Mount Abigail Adams
Mount Adams! 
 The northwest flank of Mount Washington and Wildcat Ridge behind and below it
 Mount Jefferson, Clay, and Washington
 Mount Madison
Star Lake and Mount Madison
 Star Lake Trail
Descending the Star Lake Trail
 Tim heading down the Star Lake Trail
 Star Lake and Mount Madison
 Star Lake and Mount Madison
Madison Springs Hut 
 Madison Springs Hut
 Bob and Patrick heading up the Osgood Trail
 Star Lake and Mount Adams
 The home stretch - Heading up Mount Madison on the Osgood Trail with Mount Adams rising high above the Madison/Adams Col
 Mount Madison!
With Patrick and Bob on the summit of Mount Madison
 Osgood Ridge
 View from Osgood Ridge
Looking back up to Mount Madison
 Hiking down the Osgood Trail
Descending to treeline with Carter Notch in view
 Mount Washington in the late afternoon
Great Gulf Trail Junction 
 Great Gulf Link Trail
Dolly Cop Campground Road

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