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a tough hike but the algonquin iroquois and wright trek is really a decent hike taking less time than some of the single peaks that i ve done in a day i went with a woman that i met through the adk we had hiked several hikes with the adk before and had decided that we would venture out on our own this time we met at the loj at 8am the sky was blue the temperature was mild and on the rise and the bugs had finally started to calm down we decided to go up algonquin and iroquois first and hit wright on the way back the warm up mile down the van hoevenberg trail was quick we spent it chatting and catching up we hadn t seen each other since big slide this winter the trail turns to the left to go to marcy dam but we stayed straight to go on to the macintyre range the trail was a steady incline from there to the summit a total of 4 3 miles the two waterfalls that we passed on the way were little trickles my friend said they were so much busier just a week ago near the summit of algonquin we caught up with three women all originally from keene valley and back in town for a brief visit we chatted with them all the way up to the summit where we were greeted by the summit steward and the largest fly i ve ever seen the summit steward who climbs this mountain or a few of the other popular peaks several times a week in the summer educates climbers on the importance preserving the vegetation on the summit he showed us pictures of algonquin and marcy from years ago before the program started and a more recent picture comparing the pictures side by side it s amazing how well the steward program has worked there are tiny little wild flowers and other vegetation now however years ago the rocks were completely bare the view from algonquin was amazing with 365 degrees of beauty whiteface mt jo heart lake iroquois the santanonis giant marcy skylight gray colden and so many more landmarks were visible my hiking buddy led the five of us to the unmarked herd path to iroquois the trail was narrow and muddy and at times the branches would latch on to my hair pack or pants snagging me back the path heads over boundary a bump between algonquin and iroquois that doesn t count as a high peak due to its proximity to the other two mountains there s one tricky spot just before the summit of iroquois a tall rock with a small foothold but no branches or roots to grab onto to pull your self up i gripped the rock with my fingers and pulled up on my knees only to slide down on all fours scraping up my elbow this is where long legs would come in handy i repeated the same maneuver a couple times before i was able to get one of my legs all the way up we ate lunch on iroquois and took pictures of algonquin wallface and the surrounding high peaks region we had to go back over algonquin again to head over to wright you know you have hiked a lot when people start to recognize you in the wilderness i ran into a fellow hiker that i hiked with in the santanoni range and was recognized by someone who follows my trip reports the rocks seemed more slippery on wright good thing it wasn t raining it was less than a half mile from where the trail breaks off to the summit and we were still feeling great looking over at algonquin we could make out the trail that we had just come down there was another steward on wright this was her summer job between college semesters wright peak is the site of a tragic adirondack story on january 16 1962 a b 47 bomber was on a practice mission from watertown to plattsburgh air force base when it lost radio signal and never arrived at plattsburgh when it was supposed to an extensive search began and it was determined that the plane clipped wright peak just below the summit and its shattered pieces spread down the mountain and into the col between algonquin and wright leaving no survivors most of the wreckage was under several feet of snow up to twenty feet in some spots two of the men s remains were found about a week after the crash the remains of a third man were found later the remains of the fourth crew member were never found at the site of the crash a few pieces of the plane remain and a plaque honors the four men that lost their lives that tragic day we returned to our vehicles around 5pm about a nine hour day including summit time all of my pictures can be found here at 10 50 pm 2 comments labels 46 adirondacks adk algonquin high peaks hiking iroquois macintyre range plane crash wright thursday june 30 2011 mount washington new hampshire for the first several years of my life my family would make at least a couple trips to maine every year in the fall we would celebrate thanksgiving with family in the summer we d stay at the family camp until it tragically burned down in the late 80s after the fire our trips decreased in frequency but i would go at least once a year sometimes with just nana the drive was long but scenic and beautiful it would be broken up with stops at queeche gorge in vermont and a quick meal in st johnsbury we would drive by mt washington though you could never see the top which was hidden in the clouds i always wanted to climb it an opportunity arose to go with four of the toughest women i know and i couldn t turn it down mount washington is known for many things it is the tallest mountain in the northeastern united states it boasts that it has the world s worst weather if that is something to brag about it had the world record for recorded wind speed 231 mph in april of 1934 a record that was broken by australian typhoon olivia in april of 1996 the bragging rights on mt washington remain however because this measurement was recorded by man there is a scientific and meteorological explanation behind these strong winds involving jet streams and currents and things i won t pretend to understand it is these winds and the rapid changes in weather that can make the hike a dangerous one backpacker magazine lists the peak on its top 10 most dangerous hikes in america and calls it the most dangerous small mountain in the world what makes a 6288ft peak in the white mountains so dangerous is the rapid changes in weather strong wind gusts and risk for hypothermia not to mention the falling ice and hiker fall risks that being said it was a lovely day however i would never belittle the risks that you can encounter in the woods preparation and knowing when to turn around are key in any hiking situation three of my fellow hikers arrived in gorham several hours before my carpool which gave them time to head to the pinkham notch visitor s center to discuss with the staff there what our best options were for trail conditions and weather our original plan was to attempt tuckerman s ravine trail but our research showed that part of it would be closed due to falling ice crevices and undermining the visitor s center confirmed that it was closed and recommended the lions head trail as we had figured and planned for round trip we left the top notch inn at 6am and headed for the pinkham notch visitors center we geared up and were on our way at 6 25 our original plan was to leave at 7am but the chance of afternoon thunderstorms persuaded us to an earlier start the sky was overcast but the trail was dry we started on the tuckerman s ravine trail which we followed over two miles to the turn off to the lions head trail we had only paused for rest a couple of times taking some pictures along the way but we were surprised to have made it to the turn off so quickly only two miles to the summit of mt washington while this was a shorter hike than the adirondack high peaks that we are used to what made this different was the lack of a few warm up miles before the ascent you start climbing right from the start with little reprieve the views along the lions head trail were amazing the clouds broke up and blue sky was visible with the sun peaking through at times we were above the clouds a view i had only seen before from an airplane we could not see the ground just the clouds and the mountain tops above them we took advantage of the weather and took many pictures along the way who knew how long this would last the trail was rugged and steep the lack of soft ground was wearing on the knees as we neared lions head the summit of mt washington was occasionally visible but it would frequently tuck away behind a large cloud the wind was picking up and the clouds were drifting by us rapidly we stopped on lions head to put on our hats and long sleeves it was windy but tolerable tuckerman s ravine was to the left huntington s ravine to the right you could see the trail and the ice in tuckerman s ravine and its huge headwall up ahead was the summit only a mile away i had seen this so many times before a false summit or overlook with the true summit seemingly so far away but it always arrives sooner than expected not this time though that was definitely the longest mile i have ever experienced the final stretch was similar to the the loose rock on the macomb slide the exposure was like that on haystack or marcy a man was heading down from the summit and we stopped to chat he said that he had taken the tuckerman s ravine trail up and that he was going back down the same way we thought it was closed he said it was muddy and wet but doable he recommended it we d talk to the rangers at the summit and see what they think as we neared the summit the clouds started moving in faster and darker it would rain for sure we could no longer see tuckerman s ravine the mountains or fellow hikers for that matter but we were almost there taking our final steps the sound of motorcycle engines signaled that we were almost there from the top you could barely make out the tip top house weather station and a train the clouds passed again and it was blue skies at the true summit we took pictures and some automobile climbers took a group photo at the sign we checked out the tip top house and posed for pictures at the dining room table pretending to have tea this is the remaining part of the original structure once a pre civil war hotel we enjoyed a picnic lunch at the summit building which offers a snack bar gift shops exhibits information center running water bathrooms and even a post office the rangers at the information and registration desk said that tuckerman s ravine had re opened that day but suggested that we go back down lions head as the trail would be muddy and wet we enjoyed our time at the summit especially when we saw that the clouds had broken and there were amazing views we took some more pictures before heading back down around noon the descent was steep and we separated a little while two members of the group stopped to take more pictures the rest of us headed down following the cairns we came to one last cairn and no others were in sight perhaps they were visitor made cairns leading in a wrong direction we could see where we needed to go but lost sight of the trail and our other two hikers we were concerned but not worried as long as we could see lions head we were going to be ok turns out that we were both yelling to the others but neither of us could hear the calls over the wind we reunited before lions head and tried to figure out where we went wrong whatever happened we all were on the same page knowing that the others would surely stop at lions head to regroup i was grateful to have borrowed sister s pole so that i d have two the steep descent on rocks and boulders was definitely eased by a second pole as i usually hike with only one our spirits were so high on the way down we could not get over the great luck we had in the land of the world s worst weather we even speculated on a future trip perhaps the grand canyon we took a short detour to check out another waterfall and before we knew it we were back to pinkham s notch at 3pm i weighed my pack post hike a whopping 20 pounds after i had drank a lot of my water and eaten my lunch adding only a t shirt and patch saying i climbed mt washington no wonder i didn t blow off the summit the rest of my photos can be seen here at 9 44 pm 2 comments labels hiking lions head trail mt washington presidential range tuckerman s ravine white mountains sunday june 12 2011 dix mt i finally finished the dix range yesterday though the weather was not nearly as cooperative as it was during my first visit this time i went with the adk and we started from rt 73 near keene at the round pond trail head there are two approaches that i know of to just hike dix mountain the other approach would be coming from elk lake like i had when i climbed macomb east dix south dix and hough we originally were going to head in from that direction but a boyscout troop had contacted the leader hoping that our group would be willing to help carry in supplies to build a latrine which was one boy s project for becoming an eagle scout we each took something to bring to the boquet river lean to where the the aspiring eagle scout was going to build the latrine this was a long wet four mile walk for the scouts the precipitation varied from being a light drizzle to a steady rain fortunately we avoided the snowfall that was later reported by a friend across rt 73 on giant the trail immediately begins at an incline though it does become more level at round pond round pond looks like a quiet and peaceful body of water there was some misty fog lingering above the water it would have made for a nice photograph but my camera spent most of the time safely protected from the elements we took shelter in the lean to while waiting for the scouts and their leaders to catch up as we watched them line up their materials we realized that we hadn t quite understood the design the latrine was described as an outhouse without a roof sacrificing protection from the elements for less odor and more light apparently you also sacrifice privacy as the latrine was basically a free standing toilet bench a box with a beautifully carved toilet seat shaped hole and a lid perhaps one day luke barclay will include the adirondacks in another edition of a loo with a view we left the troop with their supplies and continued on as a group of 9 all women except the poor leader though it was a younger members group hike the hike is open to anyone including the young at heart there must be an honorable mention to the woman whom i was told is 76 years young a veteran of the 46ers earning her badge in 1995 that is just so amazing she came along because dix holds a special place in her heart it must for her to come back and do it in the rain we headed to the base of the large slide which we had to climb up a little before following the trail around to the right it was quite slippery with the rain and runoff we were glad that there was a trail to skirt around the slide so that we didn t have to go up it from here the trail began to get much steeper we rested at the junction with hunter s pass and decided that some of us would go on ahead to the summit and continue on to hough quickly and meet ...