Wanderlust

Friday, May 16, 2014

Bridal Veil Falls (5/8/2014) #2

--4.2 mi RT--

This was my second time hiking the Coppermine Trail but a first for my two friends! It was fun telling them about the history and haunted story of the trail (read my other blog in June 2013 for a full story!). We picked a gorgeous day to go. The river wasn't as high this time around.

My friend Craig and myself!

Climbing up to get a better view of the falls.

Mount Pierce (4/2/2014)

Mt Pierce

--4,311'--

--#27--

--6.2 mi RT--

This was the first 4k of the year for us! It was such a beautiful day out for it. We snowshoed up and (attempted) to slide down on trash bags. It was so much fun!

We took the famous Crawford Path (trail head beginning in the parking lot at the beginning of Mt. Clinton Rd).

We wanted to take the Mizpah cut-off to the hut and make a loop, but we got about 20 ft up and had to turn around. There was no trail nor anyway to figure out where the trail went, it just ended.

But at this break in the trail we met a very friendly Gray Jay!

I fed him some Honey Oat granola

Continuing up Crawford path, it began getting a little bit slushy (more so on the way down). It was better just to bare boot it.

Right outside the treeline!

Sliding back down

Arethusa Falls #2 (3/9/2014)

Arethusa is New Hampshire's tallest waterfall. It stands at 140 ft tall. Its a 2.6 mi RT hike. This was our first time snowshoeing!

The trail was packed down very well

Gotta be fashionable ;)

There were more people here than I thought there would be. Some vacationers and ice climbers. The whole falls was ice. When I hiked this last year in April, there was some ice but not like this.

Mount Jackson & Mount Webster (10/19/2013)

Mt. Jackson
--4,052'--
--#38--

Mt. Webster
--3,910'--

Webster-Jackson Trail
--6.3 mi RT--

The trailhead parking is right after Saco Lake on Rt 302. It's free. The trail begins across 302. Elephant Head and Bugle Cliff are short fun stops on the way up. The above picture is from Bugle Cliff.

The trail is a steady incline to the summit of Mt. Jackson.

My friend Peter!

You will find many of these Gray Jays at the northern end of the presidentials. They are really friendly. Bring come granola with you, they'll eat right off your hand.

The cliffs

We took Webster Cliff trail (1.3 mi) to Mt. Webster.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Mount Eisenhower (10/2/2013)

From 10/2/2013

Mt. Eisenhower
--4,780'--
--#11--
--7 mi RT--

My friend and I decided to hike this mountain for a nice fall hike. The trail we took was Edmands Path, a 7 mile RT hike that took only 4.5 hours (the book time is 5 hours).

Mt Clinton Rd is only open during the late spring until late fall and closed during the winter. People usually hike up Mt Pierce and then head over to Eisenhower.

The trail was very easy. Flat to begin with and slowly increased.

My mountain man who posed for the picture, although I was hiding...weird!

This was definitely one of my favorite hikes ever! I can't wait to hike it again!! This hike could be for beginners, just start early and take your time :)