Little Haystack, Mount Lincoln, Mount Lafayette (6/3/14)

Little Haystack
--4,760'--
--3 mi one way--

Mt. Lincoln
--5,089'--
--.7 mi (from Little Haystack)--
--#7--

Mt. Lafayette
--5,260'--
--.9 mi (from Lincoln OR 3.8 mi from trail head via Old Bridle Path)--
--#6--

Trail head Parking: Free

The Last time we hiked this was in horrible wet weather. 

Last year

This year!!

Walking across the ridge, Jesse, Dave, and Carolyn.

Cannon Mountain with Lonesome Lake to the far left

Heading down from Lafayette

Greenleaf Hut

Heart shaped lake

What we wrote last year! :)

Steep part

Last year

Lapland Rosebay (Rhododendron lapponicum)

And as Always:

Lonesome Lake (5/14/2014)

Lonesome Lake
via Lonesome Lake trail
--3.2 mi RT--

Trailhead
Off of I-93, Lafayette Place (campground) exit
Parking: FREE

This was a great afternoon hike. Book time is 2.5 hours, I think my friend and I completed it less than that. The trail is very well maintained. It was a nice day, we sat on the dock at the Lonesome Lake Hut for over an hour.

The parking lot is to my back. The trail goes through the campground, follow the signs.

Last time I hiked this, they were still building these stairs

Always be prepared when hiking in early-mid Spring, there was still some ice near the lake

Franconia Ridge under the clouds

We had to get off the dock so this helicopter could drop down. Crew members got off. It continued to pick up trash and drop off supplies for the hut. It was a neat thing to see!

Cannon Mt. in the background

Bald Mountain & Artist Bluff (4/22/2013)

--2,340'--

This is another popular hike among locals! Bald Mountain & Artist Bluff are located in Franconia Notch. Its such a short hike, you have to do both!

Bald Mountain (2,340 ft) was really fun. Short hike through the woods then when you got to the rock part..it was just like rock climbing! (well maybe not THAT intense, but it was fun!).

Here's pictures from Bald Mountain:

(My friend went backwards up that!) LOL

Everyone climbing up!

The views:

 

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Artist Bluff was our second destination for this hike. Although hiking both of these little mountains was short, the views are incredible!!! 

Pictures from Artist Bluff:

and for some really odd reason, this is my only picture from Artist Bluff! So I had to steal some...

We found something really cool too! It wasn't Geocaching...not sure what it is! We found a notebook with many people's names and dates in it, dates back to 2004. I randomly found it tucked away under a rock. The plastic bag and box it was in wasn't keeping it dry though. There was also a homemade stamp!

We all wrote our names!!!

It was a great hike with friends, that's for sure!! :) 

:)

I appreciate everyone who is reading this, to take the time to do so! I'm trying to fill my posts with pictures and less words to not be boring! But, if you love hiking as much as I do, then you would probably want more of each. :) 

Once I get to my more current hikes, I will be posting more information about trail conditions, how long it takes to hike round trip, etc. Can't wait!