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The Mt. Lafayette Hike

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The Mt. Lafayette hike took us up the Falling Waters Trail to the AT at Little Haystack, along the AT and the Franconia ridge to Mt. Lincoln and Mt. Lafayette, down the Greenleaf trail to the Greenleaf hut operated by the AMC, and back to the parking lot along the Old Bridle Path.

Lafayette Place Trailhead - 1780 ft
Little Haystack - 4780 ft
Mt. Lincoln - 5089 ft
Mt. Lafayette - 5259 ft
Greenleaf Hut - 4420 ft

The hike was about 8.8 miles and was quite challenging.

Hiking shoes
Hiking shoes		 New hiking shoes just for this hike!
New hiking shoes just for this hike!		 From the parking lot where we started the hike
From the parking lot where we started the hike		 My hiking buddies
My hiking buddies		 Heading up the Falling Waters Trail
Heading up the Falling Waters Trail		 Flowers of the woods
Flowers of the woods		 Western Dogwood?
Western Dogwood?
Western Dogwood?
Western Dogwood?		 A protective cover
A protective cover		 Bladdernut?
Bladdernut?		 Sis
Sis		 Falling waters
Falling waters		 Patterns on a leaf
Patterns on a leaf		 One of the waterfalls on Falling Waters trail
One of the waterfalls on Falling Waters trail
At the top of the waterfall in the previous picture
At the top of the waterfall in the previous picture		 Snow and ice on the trail
Snow and ice on the trail		 About to break out above the tree line
About to break out above the tree line		 Panorama - Paroramic view from this side of Little Haystack
Panorama - Paroramic view from this side of Little Haystack		 Nearly the top of Little Haystack
Nearly the top of Little Haystack		 Last few steps to the top of Little Haystack
Last few steps to the top of Little Haystack		 Still some way to the top of Little Haystack
Still some way to the top of Little Haystack
Lincoln from Little Haystack - Green leaf hut can barely be seen
Lincoln from Little Haystack - Green leaf hut can barely be seen		 Greenleaf hut in the distance on the slope below Mt. Lafayette
Greenleaf hut in the distance on the slope below Mt. Lafayette		 Don't sit on him!
Don't sit on him!		 Departing Little Haystack for Mt. Lincoln
Departing Little Haystack for Mt. Lincoln		 Mt Lincoln looking quite challenging
Mt Lincoln looking quite challenging		 A straight shot at Mt. Lincoln?
A straight shot at Mt. Lincoln?		 Climbers
Climbers
Watching the girls
Watching the girls		 Follow those girls!
Follow those girls!		 Looking back after the climb in the previous picture
Looking back after the climb in the previous picture		 The parking lot from which we started the climb far away
The parking lot from which we started the climb far away		 Reaching for a Local maxima
Reaching for a Local maxima		 Heading for next crest before Mt. Lincoln
Heading for next crest before Mt. Lincoln		 One of the climbs
One of the climbs
Walking along a ridge
Walking along a ridge		 On the edge
On the edge		 Along the trail
Along the trail		 A perspective on depth
A perspective on depth		 Looking back at Little Haystack from Mt Lincoln
Looking back at Little Haystack from Mt Lincoln		 First views of Mt. Lafayette in the other direction
First views of Mt. Lafayette in the other direction		 Mt Lafayette looks more challenging as we zoom in
Mt Lafayette looks more challenging as we zoom in
Somebody on top of Mt. Lafayette
Somebody on top of Mt. Lafayette		 Zoom in to the parking lot
Zoom in to the parking lot		 Made it up the first mountain
Made it up the first mountain		 Laughing on the mountaintop
Laughing on the mountaintop		 On Mt Lincoln
On Mt Lincoln		 Resting on Lincoln
Resting on Lincoln		 Stretching on Lincoln before the next stretch
Stretching on Lincoln before the next stretch
Departing Mt Lincoln for Mt Lafayette
Departing Mt Lincoln for Mt Lafayette		 On our way to Lafayette
On our way to Lafayette		 The path and destination
The path and destination		 The long and winding road
The long and winding road		 Sun and shade
Sun and shade		 Mt Lafayette closer up
Mt Lafayette closer up		 Tiny people on the side of Mt. Lafayette!
Tiny people on the side of Mt. Lafayette!
Zooming in on the people in the previous picture
Zooming in on the people in the previous picture		 View from the Appalachian Trail
View from the Appalachian Trail		 Taking a break before proceeding
Taking a break before proceeding		 Spaced out
Spaced out		 Mt. Lincoln from Mt. Lafayette
Mt. Lincoln from Mt. Lafayette		 Up on Lafayette
Up on Lafayette		 Trail Marker on Mt. Lafayette
Trail Marker on Mt. Lafayette
Remains of an old hut on Lafayette
Remains of an old hut on Lafayette		 Some protection from the wind on Lafayette
Some protection from the wind on Lafayette		 The wind blows on Mt. Lafayette
The wind blows on Mt. Lafayette		 Whats up?
Whats up?		 The viewing point
The viewing point		 An apple for sustenance
An apple for sustenance		 The other side of Franconia ridge
The other side of Franconia ridge
A beautiful day in New Hampshire
A beautiful day in New Hampshire		 The crains leading the way down Lafayette
The crains leading the way down Lafayette		 Descending into the valley
Descending into the valley		 Descending Lafayette
Descending Lafayette		 Greenleaf hut from next to Eagle Lake
Greenleaf hut from next to Eagle Lake		 Panorama - Eagle Lake and Franconia Ridge from Greenleaf hut
Panorama - Eagle Lake and Franconia Ridge from Greenleaf hut		 About Greenleaf Hut
About Greenleaf Hut
Greenleaf hut
Greenleaf hut		 Franconia ridge from the Greenleaf hut
Franconia ridge from the Greenleaf hut		 Panorama - Peaks of the Franconia Ridge from lookout point on Old Bridle Path trail
Panorama - Peaks of the Franconia Ridge from lookout point on Old Bridle Path trail		 Could this be some kind of dogwood?
Could this be some kind of dogwood?		 A kind of Trillium
A kind of Trillium		 Wild Azalea?
Wild Azalea?		 White throated sparrow
White throated sparrow
White throated sparrow
White throated sparrow		 Back at the bottom of the mountain in the trees
Back at the bottom of the mountain in the trees		 Cooling off near the end of the hike
Cooling off near the end of the hike

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