Recent content by marving

Count for what? You should hike because you enjoy it, not because it allows you to tick something off a list. Add to the fact that Washington and Mansfield are two of the most scenic hikes in the east, you'd be a fool not to hike them top to bottom.

well at least two of the people the night we were there were not AT thru hikers, they were just doing the presidential traverse over two days like us, i know because we hiked with them from eisenhower. they had to do some dishes and swept up. ymmv i guess

I just did the presidential traverse over two days, south to north. We dropped our car off at appalachia and shuttled to the highland center on day one, then it was 6hrs on day one to lakes of the clouds, and 9 hours on day 2 to our car. We hiked all the summits, took our time, took photos, had...

Cool thanks, is there usually snow on Mount Washington by middle of October? I know every year is different but typically when does the mountain usually get its first snow?

Thanks but I'm not concerned with crowds, just wondering which has better views, if we check out the viewpoint on Lionhead perhaps its best to go down Tuckerman for a different vantage point since Boott Spur will have similar type views as Lion Head?

Have done the presidential traverse from south to north over two days (stayed at lakes), but would like to do a hike that doesn't overlap any of that too much and it looks like Huntington Ravine would be a good choice going up. I've read it's a bit of a scramble which sounds fun, I could take...