On Friday afternoon, Oct 9th, we met at Alumni memorial building and packed everything into the two cars. Heading out to White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, featuring colorful fall foliage and highest peak on the east coast.
The first day at White Mountain is to summit Mt. Washington. We chose the ‘Mt. Washington via Jewell Trail, Gulfside Trail and Crawford Path’ trail, up via Ammo and down via Jewell. The 9.3 mi hike was tough, with lots of bouldering and 4300-ft elevation gain. But the views were totally worth it!
Team before the hike: prepared for the possible extreme weather on the summit.
View of mountain in the sea of clouds:
Trains running to carry people to summit of Mt. Washington:
Lots of bouldering:
After the hike, coming back to campground, we cooked delicous food:
We had a good sleep in the tent too:
The second day is an easy road trip driving around to see the fall foliage. The Kankamagus Highway was too jammed, so we abandoned the plan and chose a different route with similar views, upon recommendation from the rangers.
Beaver Pond:
Hiking up to Artistic Bluff:
We visited Bethlehem, NH too:
The day ended with a campfire conversation and hot dinner.
On the third day, we said farewell to the No. 55 Campton Campground and headed home:
This is a compact 3.5-day trip. We enjoyed so much great views, conquered a tough hike, and headed home with fall spirit from New Hamshire!
Trip leader & writing: Shasha
Photography: Everyone on the trip