01/18/2014 Mount Lincoln / Mount Lafayette

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Falling Waters Trail / Franconia Ridge Trail / Greenleaf Trail / Old Bridle Path

Seasonal temps, mild winds and some blue skies!  Awesome conditions on the ridge line.

Trailhead

1st water crossing

Falling Waters Trail

Falling Waters Trail

Falling Waters Trail - Water Crossing 

Falling Waters Trail

Falling Waters Trail - Cloudland Falls

Falling Waters Trail

Falling Waters Trail

Falling Waters Trail

Falling Waters Trail - rare spot no snow or ice

Falling Waters Trail - water crossing

Falling Waters Trail - blowdown

Falling Waters Trail

Falling Waters Trail - Cannon Mountain

Falling Waters Trail

Falling Waters Trail - close up of previous shot

Falling Waters Trail - Mount Lincoln, Greenleaf Hut left center

Falling Waters Trail

Franconia Ridge - Liberty and Flume looking back

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge - looking down Lincoln's Throat (I think)

Franconia Ridge - looking down Lincoln's Throat (I think)

Franconia Ridge - looking down Lincoln's Throat (I think)

Franconia Ridge - Mount Lincoln ahead

Franconia Ridge 

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge - looking back

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge - looking back

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge - ahead to Mount Lafayette (Garfield on right)

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge - 1st shot of Lincoln Slide

Franconia Ridge - Lincoln Slide

Franconia Ridge - bottom of Lincoln Slide

Close up Lincoln Slide

Lincoln Slide

Lafayette and Garfield

Mount Lafayette ahead (cool skies)

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge - down the Lincoln Slide

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge - looking back sun trying to pop out

Franconia Ridge - into the scrub

Franconia Ridge - following Greenleaf Trial down to Hut (right center)

Franconia Ridge

Franconia Ridge - final push to Lafayette

Looking back from Mount Lafayette

Mount Lafayette

Mount Lafayette - clouds starting to roll in

Mount Lafayette - clouds starting to roll in

Greenleaf Trail - headed down

Greenleaf Trail - Mount Lincoln

Greenleaf Trail - Mount Lincoln clouds rolling in 

Greenleaf Trail

Greenleaf Trail

Greenleaf Trail - more clouds on Mount Lincoln

Greenleaf Trail

Greenleaf Trail

Greenleaf Trail - skiing on Cannon Mountain

Greenleaf Trail

Greenleaf Trail

Greenleaf Trail

Greenleaf Trail - looking back

Greenleaf Trail

Greenleaf Trail

Greenleaf Trail

Greenleaf Hut

Eagle Lakes

Greenleaf Hut - loose brace

Greenleaf Trail - more clouds on the ridgeline

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path - one last look at Hit

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

Old Bridle Path

01/18/2014 Falling Waters Trail - Cloudland Falls

01/18/2014- Franconia Ridge - Initial Approach to Mount Lincoln from Little Haystack

01/18/2014- Franconia Ridge - Views of Lincoln Slide, Mount Lafayette, Greenleaf Hut

01/18/2014- Views from Mount Lafayette Summit