| Go for the Auto Road, dude. You can always park at the Alpine Garden cut off area and hike the plateau around the summit cone. The summit of Mount Washington is rather uninteresting but the shelf surrounding the eastern and southern sides of the summit cone are sweet. Hike over to Boot Spur and back via Alpine Garden. Jefferson, Adams, and Madison look pretty sweet coming up the Auto Road. I would only use it for skiing the Snowfields, but nothing wrong with heading out for an easy hike with the lady without the 2-3 hour slog up from Pinkham if it earns you a day in the Ravine on Monday!! |