May 12 Mount Washington TR

[Dexter Rutecki]

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


Mt. Washington


Bretton Woods seen from partway up the Jewell


Monroe Brook (the day's ski out) from partway up


First view of the Great Gulf
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View up and then down Airplane Chute from partway down




The only other guy skiing Airplane when I got there


Me





View of the summit on the hike from Great Gulf to Monroe Brook


Lakes of the Clouds (on the way from Great Gulf)




Warning sign on the way

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)


Can't ski any further


The brook itself


Two shots of Cannon Mountain (for iceman)




That's all she wrote...

[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.

[grskier]

Nice TR...

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

[milton]

well done sir!!

Makes me feel a little cooler tonight, still 85F here in VT tonight.

[valleygirl]

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

VG

[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

[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.

[awf170]

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...

(taken on the 13th from the same exact spot.)

[ArmadaBC]

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!

[Alpine Dreams]

Nice TR! A mountian very near and dear to my heart.

[dipstik]

I'm jealous

[Dexter Rutecki]

So much fun...

(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.

[Woodsy]

I thought you hated New Hampshire?
nice work

[Dexter Rutecki]

I thought I made clear I only hated people from New Hampshire. Prejudice is a terrible thing.

[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.