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View from Boott Spur

Dry River, Davis Path, & Willey Range, September 2008

A long Saturday hike in the southern ridges of the Presidential Range, then a moderate Sunday hike in the Willey Range.
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Day 1: Up Dry River Trail, down Davis Path

you should see an image here Flood-damaged bridge over the Dry River.
you should see an image here Pearly Everlasting.
you should see an image here A stream beside the Dry River Trail.
you should see an image here First glimpse of treeline.
you should see an image here Headwall of Oakes Gulf.
you should see an image here Climbing out of Oakes Gulf.
you should see an image here End of the Dry River Trail: Lakes of the Clouds.
you should see an image here Heading down Davis Path from Boott Spur on Mt Washington.
you should see an image here View toward Mt Washington from Mt Isolation.
you should see an image here Standing on top of Stairs Mountain.
you should see an image here Resting on Stairs Mountain.
you should see an image here View back to Stairs Mountain.
you should see an image here View toward Mt Washington from Mt Crawford: we've covered some distance today!
you should see an image here Summit of Mt Crawford.
you should see an image here Sunset from Mt Crawford.

Day 2: Willey Range

you should see an image here Shelf-bracket mushrooms beside the trail.
you should see an image here The ladders on Mt Willey.
you should see an image here Ever feel like you're being watched?
you should see an image here I was a half-second slow clicking the shutter.
you should see an image here Soon the grey jay came back.
you should see an image here He wasn't shy at all.
you should see an image here He and his friends perched by my feet.
you should see an image here And even on my hand.
you should see an image here Amanita muscaria.
you should see an image here Ripley Falls.
you should see an image here Another view of Ripley Falls.
you should see an image here Detail of Ripley Falls.