forestgnome
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Moat Mtn. Trail from Dianna's Bath to North Moat summit. Santa was spotted at Dianna's Bath.
Maybe he was migrating for the season and stopped for a dip? Did not see any reindeer.
Trail is hard packed. Micro spikes over Sorrels worked perfectly, as a group just ahead of me broke the crust. Here's a view from the higher ledgy areas of Kearsarge North and Mt. Cranmore...
view from summit over Little Attitash and Iron Mtn...
a view over Big Attitash toward mt. Carrigain, with Mt. Lafayette in the distance...
Big Attitash...
The wind was light and steady from the southwest ( any wind other than northwest cathches my attention) From the summit I donned snowshoes and dropped right off the peak and followed the land through spruce, not too thick if you take your time to find open lanes.
nice!!!
It's spruce all the way down to the saddle. I found the head of Deer Brook, which runs down to the Swift River, and you can see Mt. Chocorua through the saddle. Beautiful hardwoods here. Sunny and windless! The conditions were perfect. The snow fully supported and the top was slightly mushy, keeping things quiet.
I wound my way up the southern slopes and bumped into the Attitash Trail and followed it to the summit. There is a register there for the AMC 3k' Club; I said hello. A snowshoe track lead to the register from Little Attitash (ski area) direction.
I used the Attitash Trail intermitently for the exit. At one point a barred owl gave me a thrill. I happened to stop for a moment. I heard a loud "hoo...hoo...hoo-hoo" right over my head. We made eye contact. Glad I'm not a small critter. It was like a bobcat with wings. I slowly drew my camera as it looked away and flew off. Beautiful creature.
happy trails
Maybe he was migrating for the season and stopped for a dip? Did not see any reindeer.
Trail is hard packed. Micro spikes over Sorrels worked perfectly, as a group just ahead of me broke the crust. Here's a view from the higher ledgy areas of Kearsarge North and Mt. Cranmore...
view from summit over Little Attitash and Iron Mtn...
a view over Big Attitash toward mt. Carrigain, with Mt. Lafayette in the distance...
Big Attitash...
The wind was light and steady from the southwest ( any wind other than northwest cathches my attention) From the summit I donned snowshoes and dropped right off the peak and followed the land through spruce, not too thick if you take your time to find open lanes.
nice!!!
It's spruce all the way down to the saddle. I found the head of Deer Brook, which runs down to the Swift River, and you can see Mt. Chocorua through the saddle. Beautiful hardwoods here. Sunny and windless! The conditions were perfect. The snow fully supported and the top was slightly mushy, keeping things quiet.
I wound my way up the southern slopes and bumped into the Attitash Trail and followed it to the summit. There is a register there for the AMC 3k' Club; I said hello. A snowshoe track lead to the register from Little Attitash (ski area) direction.
I used the Attitash Trail intermitently for the exit. At one point a barred owl gave me a thrill. I happened to stop for a moment. I heard a loud "hoo...hoo...hoo-hoo" right over my head. We made eye contact. Glad I'm not a small critter. It was like a bobcat with wings. I slowly drew my camera as it looked away and flew off. Beautiful creature.
happy trails