On Oct. 8, the Turtles hiked Little Sugarloaf at Newfound Lake.  Such a beautiful day!

Mary, Karen, Robyn, Jane, Ritva, Ann, Cheryl, Tracy, Deb

Welch Dickey, Oct 10, 2024

 The B group hiked Welch Dickey hoping to take advantage of beautiful views and fall colors.  However, on this particular day, we decided to call the hike short and turn around prior to the summit as rain was moving in, and those slabs are certainly intimidating, if not dangerous in wet weather.  So, it was a short hike, but any time in the woods is a success.  

From L to R: Leanne, Brenda, Mel, Jonathan, Cathy

Mary, Ginger, Kit

October 3, 2024 - Lincoln and Lafayette

 Fall is beautiful time of year for hikes with great views, and the A/B group hike on the Franconia Ridge is a prime example. We did the ever popular Falling Waters - ridge - Old Bridle Path loop. This is not a hike to do on a fall weekend (or even a summer weekend), as the crowds are huge. But midweek offseason is perfect for this, and since we all are "over the hill," we can do so. The views from the ridge are fabulous in all directions, from the western view down and across Franconia Notch to the eastern "hidden" side view into the Pemigewasset Wilderness. Below, the group appear a short way up the trail at a point where the two primary trails diverge. In front are Dick and Andrea; one row up has Pat, Katherine, and Jonathan; in the top row are Michele, Jane, and Steve.

Falling Waters is a good name for this trail, as the lower section has a number of falls. Here is but one.

The Falling Waters trail tops out at Little Haystack (elev. 4760'). From here, the trail runs along the ridge, over and up to Mt Lincoln (elev. 5089'). From there, the view northward, toward Mt Lafayette (elev. 5260') is shown below.

   

Mt Lincoln was a good spot for lunch. From there, the view southward shows the well-worn trail we traveled from Little Haystack. The two pointy peaks just beyond are Mt Flume (L), and Mt Liberty (R).

 

Finally, the ridge trail tops out at Mt Lafayette. Here we have Dick, Pat, and Andrea.

 On Tuesday, Oct. 1, the Turtles hiked Black Mt. in Benton.  A great view!

Mary, Robyn, Tracy, Cheryl, Mary, Jane, Deb

Tuesday Sep 24 Madison & Adams

On Tuesday, 7 of us hiked to Madison (5366 feet) and Adams (5799 feet) while another hiked to Jefferson (5716 feet). Jane, Marie, Dick, Doug, John, Larry and Steve hiked to M&A. Pam hiked to Jefferson. Doug and Steve ascended some NH Terrifying 25 trails using King Ravine, the Subway and Great Gully on the way to Mt Adams. They then descended to the Madison Springs hut and over to Mt Madison. The rest of the group hiked up Valley Way to the hut, up and down Madison, then over to Adams, back down to the hut and then down Valley Way to Applachia.

Below is Mossy Falls which is along the King Ravine trail.

Below are Doug and Steve on the Adams summit.

Below is Doug descending from Madison into the clouds.

Below is Dick at the Adams summit.

Upon completion of this hike Larry finished his 5th round of the NH 48 4000 footers!! Congratulations to Larry for his achievement. We all enjoyed Pam's homemade carrot cake and bubbly.

South Moat, Sep 27th

 The B group hiked South Moat on the most gorgeous fall day.  Nice breeze, warm temps and great trail conditions made this hike incredibly enjoyable.

Photo below, L to R: Tracy, Ginger, Nathaniel, Brenda, Katherine and Mary.

A few hikers proceeded over to Middle Moat, extending the views and hike on this perfect day.

Fall colors are starting to show, and the 360 degree views from the summit are breathtaking.  

 The Friday Walkers on Sept. 20 at the last waterfall on the Book Trail at Castle in the Clouds.

Monty, Lea, John, Ricky, Traci, Kathie.  Photographer:  Ann