Primo Day on Madison & Adams

[Max]

Wow, what a great day to be hiking in the Presidentials! Left Appalachia at 7:30 AM via the Air Line trail to the summit of Adams. There was about 4-6" of snow between the rocks above treeline, and by picking my steps around the icy bits, I was able to summit without the use of crampons. And what a summit day...in 30 years of hiking I can never remember being on top of one of the Presidentials with absolutely NO WIND!! The temp was in the 40's and it was a perfect time to laze about and take in the wonderful views. There weren't even that many hikers doing Adams...I saw 8 above King Ravine. Then it was down to the hut and a scramble to the summit of Madison. Another half dozen folks over in this area. By now the wind had picked up to a blistering 5 mph! Back down via the Valley Way. A late November day in the Whites just does not get any better than it was today. Crystal clear skies all day, not a cloud in sight!

Max

 

[Greg]

I hope there are some pics forthcoming...

 

[Max]

Well, I took only a few as I had a camera battery going south on me...but here they are:

http://community.webshots.com/user/maxyboy17

Click on the album for Adams/Madison (actually I think it's the only one I currently have on Webshots).

 

[MichaelJ]

Ya know, I thought the weather outside looked remarkably perfect, as I vacuumed, scrubbed, changed cat litter ... Oh well. It had to be done. But now I'm wicked jealous.

 

[Greg]

Ya know, I thought the weather outside looked remarkably perfect, as I vacuumed, scrubbed, changed cat litter ... Oh well. It had to be done.

Too friggin' funny. Sounds like my life...

 

[MichaelJ]

Too friggin' funny. Sounds like my life...

Well, my little ones use litter but isn't yours supposed to learn the potty?

 

[Greg]

Great pics Max. Thanks. Pretty sparse snow for late November in the Whites, eh?

 

[Max]

It sure was Greg. I did the same peaks at the same time last year and compared the photos...big difference. Last year I got bogged down in snow drifts, crossing from the Air Line over to Madison hut. The snow was drifted to my waist (I hadn't brought the snowshoes). This year the same trail had maybe 4 or 5 inches of snow.

I'm hoping the weather stays reasonable...heading up Thanksgiving weekend to Crag Camp and do some more hiking in the area, get over to Jefferson perhaps.