Saturday, March 29, 2014

03/29/2014 Mount Moriah

Saturday,   March 29, 2014

Mount Moriah

Carter Moriah Trail

Wow, what an amazing Spring day on the mountain!  Saw nothing but overcast skies driving through Franconia Notch, but the forecast called for clear skies in the morning.   Things got better by the time I reached the trailhead.   It was warm, I only needed two light Patagonia layers the whole day.  The summit was glorious, bright sunshine and no wind  (It felt like 50 degrees up there).  After having the summit to myself for about an hour, I reluctantly headed back down.  By now the snow on the trails was getting pretty sloppy and snowshoes were a necessity unless you like postholing!

Another group had built a snowman near one of the outlooks, so I stopped to add an addition to the "family"  The snow was perfect for building snowmen!

Trailhead

Carter Moriah Trail - 1st clearing

Carter Moriah Trail 

Carter Moriah Trail 

Carter Moriah Trail - Sunshine pouring through 


Mount Moriah - Summit!

Mount Moriah

Views from Mount Moriah Summit - Northern Presidentials

Views from Mount Moriah Summit - Northern Presidentials (Zoom)

Views from Mount Moriah Summit 

Views from Mount Moriah Summit

Summit - Gorgeous Day!




Mount Washington Zoom

Clouds rolling below Northern Presidentials

Views from Mount Moriah Summit

Views from Mount Moriah Summit

Views from Mount Moriah Summit



I added junior to the family on the way down - perfect snow 




Final shot on the way back down

Views from Mount Moriah Summit

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