With the front of the house sort of finished, I took few days off to hike in the White Mountains. I hiked up Mount Lafayette and Lincoln on the Franconia Ridge on Wednesday and then went over to Mount Garfield and back on Thursday. Stayed both nights at Greenleaf Hut which is about 1100 feet below the peak of Lafayette. Both days were beautiful and the views were superb. From any of these mountains there are awesome views of nearby peaks and ravines as well as a sea of distant ranges in nearly every direction. Friday I went back down into the notch and up to Lonesome Lake to get a view of Lafayette and the Franconia Ridge from the west. I highly recommend this area to any of you who love scenery and hiking.
I learned some good news on this outing: I can go almost as quickly up hill as down. I learned some bad news on this outing: I am almost as slow going down as I am going up. All told I ascended about 9,000 feet on this trip and was not much worse for wear because of it. On the other hand, I descended about 9,000 feet on this trip ( naturally) and can barely walk now.
Franconia Ridge
Greenleaf Hut. It sleeps about 48 in bunks.
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