May 12 Mount Washington TR

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06-26-2007, 02:46 PM
Dexter Rutecki

May 12 Mount Washington TR

From May 12, unfortunately the photos got stranded on a computer in Boston until now. Went up to the Great Gulf to get some last turns, up the Jewell Trail and down via Monroe Brook, was able to ski to about a mile from the parking lot. Good day, learned to remember to apply sunscreen to my arms after taking off a long-sleeve shirt--painful lesson. There were three other people skiing Airplane Chute that day, one a maggot from whom I'd bought a GS suit earlier in the year (but we didn't realize we knew each other until after the fact). Great day, excellent conditions, spent 15-20 minutes on the way to Monroe Brook virtually stranded in small pines, scrub, and snow that I kept punching through up to my hip, but aside from that a lot of fun.

Franconia Notch driving up
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77311.jpg

Mt. Washington
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77313.jpg

Bretton Woods seen from partway up the Jewell
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77315.jpg

Monroe Brook (the day's ski out) from partway up
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77314.jpg

First view of the Great Gulf
[img]http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77333.jpg

View up and then down Airplane Chute from partway down
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77316.jpg

http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77318.jpg

The only other guy skiing Airplane when I got there
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77319.jpg

Me
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77324.jpg

http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77332.jpg

View of the summit on the hike from Great Gulf to Monroe Brook
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77325.jpg

Lakes of the Clouds (on the way from Great Gulf)
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77326.jpg

http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77327.jpg

Warning sign on the way
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77334.jpg
Warning sign, warning sign,
I see it but I pay it no mind.
Hear my voice, hear my voice,
It's saying something and I hope you're concentrating
I've got money now, I've got money now,
C'mon baby, c'mon baby.

The ski out on Monroe Brook (before it got really tight)
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77328.jpg

Can't ski any further
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77329.jpg

The brook itself
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77330.jpg

Two shots of Cannon Mountain (for iceman)
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77331.jpg

http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_77312.jpg

That's all she wrote...
06-26-2007, 03:04 PM
road trip

Trey bien.

On May 12th, I biked from Wildwood, NJ to Bethany Beach, DE. My bike lock broke on the ferry from Cape May. The key broke off into the lock. The ferry crew were very helpful. Something about them having to load up the ferry and turn around... evidently ferries have short turnaround times.
06-26-2007, 05:21 PM
grskier

Nice TR...

Oh, and I know that ferry well (and that area of Del a where)...
06-26-2007, 05:40 PM
milton

well done sir!!

Makes me feel a little cooler tonight, still 85F here in VT tonight.
06-26-2007, 05:57 PM
valleygirl

Quite perfect in its timeliness... cooled me off too... thank you so much!! I love that mountain...

VG
06-26-2007, 06:56 PM
Andyzee

Hey, cool TR. I was on the other side of the mountain that day at Tuckerman Ravine: http://killingtonaccessrd.com/cpg/th...s.php?album=80

http://killingtonaccessrd.com/cpg/al...l_P5120072.JPG http://killingtonaccessrd.com/cpg/al...l_P5120109.JPG
06-26-2007, 07:01 PM
scarlet begonias

Cool stoke on a hot summer night. Better late than never.

Bummer I didn't make it to Tucks/Mt. Washington this year...

Thanks a lot. :D
06-26-2007, 10:16 PM
awf170

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dexter Rutecki

Great day, excellent conditions, spent 15-20 minutes on the way to Monroe Brook virtually stranded in small pines, scrub, and snow that I kept punching through up to my hip, but aside from that a lot of fun.

So much fun...
http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery...MG_2712_2_.jpg
(taken on the 13th from the same exact spot.)
06-27-2007, 10:24 AM
ArmadaBC

Quote:

Originally Posted by grskier

Nice TR...

Oh, and I know that ferry well (and that area of Del a where)...

Did your surf off cape out there? The chicken shoals kill it!
06-27-2007, 08:52 PM
Alpine Dreams

Nice TR! A mountian very near and dear to my heart.
06-27-2007, 09:14 PM
dipstik

I'm jealous
06-28-2007, 09:49 AM
Dexter Rutecki

Quote:

Originally Posted by awf170

So much fun...
http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery...MG_2712_2_.jpg
(taken on the 13th from the same exact spot.)

Sorry to hear you got to enjoy that too. I made the mistake of trying to get to the (skier's) left side of MB, and didn't know that the first snowfield ran continuously down. It really sucked.

And I thought it was hot on that day.
06-28-2007, 10:12 AM
Woodsy

I thought you hated New Hampshire?
nice work
06-28-2007, 10:22 AM
Dexter Rutecki

I thought I made clear I only hated people from New Hampshire. Prejudice is a terrible thing.
06-28-2007, 10:27 AM
Buster Highmen

In March, police in Ann Arbor, Mich., were called to the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of Michigan after a female trespasser entered during the dinner hour and ignored repeated attempts to get her to leave (even though she merely sat down, removed her clothes and masturbated). Fraternity members said later they would throw out the two sofas she touched.