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Boott Spur, Isolation, & Davis, August 25, 2005

A day trip to the northern Montalban Ridge via the slopes of Mt Washington.
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you should see an image here The Glen Boulder Trail starts out steep and rocky.
you should see an image here It then becomes less steep, but still rocky.
you should see an image here Once you reach treeline, you've got views of Wildcat Mountain to the east.
you should see an image here View northeast, over Pinkham Notch to the Carter Range.
you should see an image here The Glen Boulder, seen from below. For a sense of scale, look for the hiker with pale blue pants.
you should see an image here From near Glen Boulder, a view over Wildcat Mountain (you can see the ski lodge) to the southern Carter Range.
you should see an image here Climbing higher, the slopes of Nelson Crag become visible. At the left edge of the photo you can also see Split Rock.
you should see an image here The trail just above Glen Boulder, with Pinkham Notch in the background.
you should see an image here Climbing further, you can sense that the ridges of Boott Spur and Nelson Crag will converge, even though the summit is not yet visible.
you should see an image here Looking east-southeast from Slide Peak.
you should see an image here Looking up to Boott Spur from Slide Peak.
you should see an image here Another view from Slide Peak: the ski slopes of Wildcat with Carter Dome and Mt Hight behind.
you should see an image here Looking south down the uppermost section of the Glen Boulder Trail, not far below Boott Spur.
you should see an image here While descending Davis Path, a view ahead along Montalban Ridge. If you look closely you might be able to see the bare patch at the summit of Mt Isolation.
you should see an image here From treeline on Davis Path, a view west-southwest to Mt Eisenhower.
you should see an image here From the summit of Mt Isolation, view southeast to Kearsarge North.
you should see an image here Mt Monroe from Mt Isolation.
you should see an image here The summit cairn on Mt Isolation, with Mt Washington in the background.
you should see an image here Mt Eisenhower from Mt Isolation.
you should see an image here A wooded section of Davis Path, between Mt Isolation and Mt Davis.
you should see an image here From Mt Davis, a view of Mt Eisenhower and Mt Pierce.
you should see an image here Mt Washington provides the backdrop; Mt Isolation is in the foreground.
you should see an image here I'm convinced that's Mt Chorocua on the horizon, about 18 miles away.
you should see an image here From Mt Davis, view north to Slide Peak and Boott Spur, with Mt Isolation at middle left.
you should see an image here Another view northward from Mt Davis toward Mt Washington.
you should see an image here Eisenhower from Davis.
you should see an image here View west-northwest to Mt Pierce, from Mt Davis. Mizpah Hut is barely visible.
you should see an image here Another view of Eisenhower. This shot was originally very over-exposed; the odd colors of the sky are the result of digital editing.
you should see an image here Another view northward from Mt Davis.
you should see an image here The indian pipe is ripening to a decidedly pinkish hue.
you should see an image here Back on top of Mt Isolation, a great view of Monroe and Washington in the afternoon light.
you should see an image here The south side of Slide Peak, seen from Mt Isolation. Note the fir waves coalescing near the ridgeline on the right.
you should see an image here One more shot of Mt Eisenhower from Mt Isolation.
you should see an image here A more zoomed-in shot of Monroe and Washington.
you should see an image here Close-up of the Washington summit and Boott Spur.
you should see an image here Mt Franklin.
you should see an image here Back above treeline west of Slide Peak, a view down the valley of the Rocky Branch.
you should see an image here Close-up of the fir waves below Slide Peak. Kearsarge North in the background.
you should see an image here Climbing Davis Path toward Boott Spur.
you should see an image here Slide Peak from above.
you should see an image here Still climbing Davis Path; closing in on the rockpiles just below Boott Spur.
you should see an image here Another view down to Slide Peak.
you should see an image here Quartz stones on the cairns catch the fading light below the summit cone.
you should see an image here A glimmer of sunlight briefly alights near the summit.
you should see an image here Only 6 PM and the shadows are gettting lengthy. Summer's almost over.
you should see an image here The shadow of Mt Washington (and of some clouds) covers most of Wildcat Mountain, but the rest of the Carters are still in the sun, as is the Baldface Range.