Mount Washington

Mt. Washington Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail
Date: August 23, 2013
Elevation: 6288 feet
Elevation gain: 3200 feet up
Time: 3:55 up
Backpacks: me 12 pounds, billy 30 lbs.

Today we hiked Mt. Washington and took the Cog Railway down. It was a beautiful day. We could see Mt. Mansfield in Vermont. It was steep the whole way up! But we are both in much better shape and it didn't seem hard except at the very end.

Mount Eisenhower

Date: August 16th
Elevation: 4700 feet
Elevation gain: 2900 feet, 5800 total
Time: 5:40 hiking, 6:10 total
Backpacks: 18 lbs me, 30 lbs Billy

Today we hiked Mt. Eisenhower in the White Mountains NH. It was a good hike and had some steep sections. It was our hardest hike yet. The views were magnificent.

Mount Pierce via Mitzpah hut

Date: August 8, 2013
Distance: 6.8 miles
Time: 5:05 hours, excluding breaks
Elevation: 4300 feet
Backpacks: me 18 lbs, billy 32

Today we hiked mt. Pierce in the White Mountains of NH. It was a nice steady hike up and down. We went up via Mitzpah hut and stopped for a cookie.