There was a good turnout for the Willey Range hike (Mounts Tom, Field and Willey) on the west side of Crawford Notch, on a glorious fall day. The day started on the cool side, but totally clear and with little wind. Starting at the train depot near the AMC Highland Center, we took the Avalon trail up half way, then the A-Z trail up to the junction with the Mt Tom spur trail. Tom has nothing much in the way of view, although here and there are glimpses eastward toward Washington, the top of which had a light show covering. Back at the junction, we headed southward on the Willey Range Trail, over to Mt Field. Field has a decent view spot a few yards from the actual summit. But it was onward to Mt Willey, which does have a great view, just a couple hundred feet from the actual summit. There we had lunch at the ledges looking down at Crawford Notch and across the way to the rugged Webster Cliff, with the southern Presidentials and Washington beyond that. Below, at that outlook, are (rear) Pam, Doug B, Larry, Patsy, Doug W, and (front) Dick and Jane. Following lunch, it was all downhill from there, but people have been telling us that for some time.
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