[at-l] Franconia Ridge in early winter

[Art Cloutman]

These pictures are amazing.  I love snow in the mountains.  We had a 
lot of rain here in NH last night and the temperatures got into the 
lower 50 degree range for awhile.  So, I suspect that hikers will be 
using crampons rather than snowshoes since the temps have dropped 
again well below freezing.  There is still plenty of snow on the 
ground but it is covered with a thick coating of ice.  We must have 
lost about 10 inches of the white stuff around my house which is 
about 50 miles south of Mt Washington.  Enjoy the Holidays Everyone.

>For a picture of early winter in the White Mountains, here's a short 
>report and
>photos from 2 traverses of the Franconia Ridge done yesterday (12/22).  Both
>show that marvelous phenomenon called  "undercast", where you are looking
>down at the top of the cloud layer.
>
>report # 1: 
><http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19555>http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19555
>photos: 
><http://vermontphoto.com/wildwhites/FranconiaRidgeDec21_07/>http://vermontphoto.com/wildwhites/FranconiaRidgeDec21_07/
>
>report #2: 
><http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19570>http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19570
>photos: <http://www.pbase.com/jonathantr>http://www.pbase.com/jonathantr
>
>Wish I was there,
>Papa Bear
>
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Art Cloutman
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