01/04/2014 Mount Madison

01/04/2014  Saturday

Mount Madison

Air Line Trail / Air Line Cutoff / Madison Hut / Osgood Trail / Mount Madison / Osgood Trail / Valley Way

Cold and windy above tree line, but amazing clear blue skies all day.  The videos on Durand Ridge and the summit of Madison will give you some idea of the wind up there.

Pink skies passing through Twin Mountain (-10 degrees)

Appalachia Trail Head ( 3 other cars in lot, -5 degrees to start!)

Air Line Trail

Air Line Trail - broken in with boot prints the whole way up

Air Line Trail - animal tracks heading off the trail (what is it?)

Air Line Trail

Air Line Trail - warning sign before exposed area of Durand Ridge

Air Line Trail - blue skies!

Air Line Trail - Bright sun - notice wind blowing snow all around King Ravine

Air Line Trail - looking back

Air Line Trail - the wind is whipping the snow around!

Air Line Trail - Mount Madison 

Air Line Trail - looking back

Air Line Trail - Sun over Mount Adams

Air Line Trail - King Ravine

Air Line Trail - King Ravine

Air Line Trail

Air Line Trail - bright sun,  brutal winds

Air Line Trail - some deep snow drift on parts of trail

Air Line Trail - looking back

Air Line Trail - snow blowing everywhere

Air Line Trail

Air Line Trail

Air Line Trail

Air Line Trail

Air Line Trail - King Ravine

Air Line Trail

Air Line Trail - Mount Madison getting closer, Madison Hut in center of shot

Air Line Trail continues to Mount Adams (cairns ahead) too windy for me

Air Line Cutoff Trail towards Madison Hut

Heading up Osgood Trail to Mount Madison

Madison Hut and Mount Adams

Osgood Trail - Mount Washington center all the way back

Osgood Trail - looking back

Osgood Trail - looking back at King Ravine - wind still blowing snow on ridge

Osgood Trail - Madison gets closer

Osgood Trail - Mount Washington 

Views from Mount Madison summit

Views from Mount Madison summit

Views from Mount Madison summit

Views from Mount Madison summit

Views from Mount Madison summit

Views from Mount Madison summit - can make out Auto Road on Washington

Views from Mount Madison summit

Views from Mount Madison summit-  wind!

Osgood Trail - headed back down

Osgood Trail - headed back down

Osgood Trail - headed back down

Osgood Trail - headed back down

Back at the hut

Looking at start of Valley Way

Valley Way

01/04/2014 Air Line Trail - Views of King Ravine/ Mount Adams / Mount Madison

01/04/2014 Mount Madison Summit (windy)

Google Earth kmz file of hike