On Oct. 22, the Turtles hiked Black Snout at Castle in the Clouds.

Peter, Patsy, Andy, Deb

 On Oct. 25, the Friday Walkers ended our season with three walks on a beautiful day:  the Madison Boulder, Diana's Baths, and lunch at the top of Cathedral Ledge.

Jane at Diana's Baths

Lunch at Cathedral Ledge:  Kathie, Ann, Nancy, Susan, Karen, Jane, Ricky, John

October 22, 2024 - Garfield

 Five of us OTHH had a great late October day for the hike to the top of Mt Garfield. There was blue sky with bright sunshine, little wind, and fairly mild temperatures. The trail up is one that makes it fairly easy to beat "book time" by a lot. For the five miles and 3,000 ft of elevation gain, book time is four hours, but we did it in 3:10. Garfield offers great views of the "back side" of the Franconia Ridge, Owls Head, the Bonds, Twins, and Galehead. Below, at the top, are Pam, Marie, Dick, Michele, and Larry.

 On Oct. 18, the Friday Walkers hiked Five Finger Point.  Another beautiful day!

Cheryl, Ritva, Nancy, Peter, Robyn; photographer:  Ann

 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.