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  • Mt Chocorua Backpacking - April 28-29, 2012

Day 1 - Saturday April 28, 2012

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White Ledge Campground was still closed. We park at the gate and took a short walk to the trailhead.
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We continued on the Carter Ledge trail.
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Jen's new get-the-hair-off-my-face hair do.
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Nickerson Ledge trail junction.
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Nice views of Mt Chocorua after the junction.
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Can see people at the summit of Mt Chocorua.
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Kim marvelled the views.
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This section of the trail seems a bit eroded.
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Step section.
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Endless nice view along Carter Ledge trail.
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Toward the more ledgy section.
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Jen over the wall.
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Kim made the squeeze.
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Views!
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Views of the summit again.
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A minor slide.
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Summit of Mt Chocorua.
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What not to be happy about, great day to be in the woods.
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Onward.
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Yet another view point. This trail is awesome.
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There, Jen spotted a nice campsite.
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Not bad at all to wake up to a view like this.
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I think this is the Carter Ledge?
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Views from Carter Ledge.
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Cater Ledge.
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Jen way ahead of me.
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Weird looking rock.
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Unexpected views of the presidential range.
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A puff of clouds hovering above Mt Washington.
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More to go...
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Beautiful woods.
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Middle Sister is straight ahead of us.
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Middle Sister.
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Steep ledge.
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The white ledgy area on the ridge must be Carter Ledge. We came a long way.
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More ledge to climb.
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Carter Ledge is not ideal for when you have a full pack on you back.
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Trust your soles...
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Kinda steep and expose...
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Kim making her way over.
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This was the most challenging section. We passed our poles to Jen, and used all fours to make our way over.
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Kim looking back at the Carter Ledge.
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Straight up? Hope not.
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Thanks goodness the trail goes around the ledge.
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Wonder if that is Big Attitash?
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Arrived at the junction of Carter Ledge trail and Middle Sister trail.
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Mt Washington again.
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Some thin ice.
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Kim hiking up with the glorious Mt Washington behind her.
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Mt Chocorua still a way ahead of us.
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Jen and Kim.
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Getting windy up here.
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Cool looking clouds.
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Arrived at the Middle Sister.
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Jen and Kim at the Middle Sister with Mt Chocorua the background.
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Summit of Mt Chocorua from the Middle Sister.
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The weather station on Middle Sister.
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Onward.
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Our next stop.
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Looking toward Mt Carrigain.
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Can't fnd the trail.
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What's that?
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Close-up on the unidentified stand object.
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Looking back at Middle Sister.
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Looking back at Middle Sister and the presidential range.
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Kim and Middle Sister behind her.
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Kim and Middle Sister behind her.
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Jen and the Presidential range behind her.
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Windy up here.
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The northward views.
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Jen and Mt Chocorua.
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Inflates!
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Kim.
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Kim and Mt Chocorua.
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Back into the woods.
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Found a semi established campsite way in the woods.
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Home for the night.
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Hiked back up to an open ledge with great view of Mt Chocorua.
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Not a bad place to have a pre-dinner drink.
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Life is good.
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3G and Jeremiah Weed!
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Sun was setting.
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Dinner time!
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We're fed!
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Lounging on the ledge waiting for sunset.
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Back to the campsite.
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Chirstmas tree light was on!
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Good night!
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