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North Slide

Mt Tripyramid, June 2008

A hike up the North Slide and down the South Slide. Despite many stops for photos, this hike went much faster than my winter hike a couple years ago. Something about not worrying as much about slipping all the way down...
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you should see an image here Previous evening: I took this as a good omen.
you should see an image here A fritillary on hawkweed near the trailhead.
you should see an image here Close-up on the fritillary.
you should see an image here A white admiral on the trail.
you should see an image here The pink lady's-slippers were everywhere.
you should see an image here As you can see, the color varies.
you should see an image here Here's one that's pure white.
you should see an image here Very complicated tree growth - a third trunk has fallen off (leaving big scar at left)
you should see an image here Lichen - the orange must be spore-bearing parts.
you should see an image here First view from the North Slide.
you should see an image here The bottom of the slide is steep and narrow.
you should see an image here Hikers on the middle of the slide.
you should see an image here A view of Mt Tecumseh (Waterville Valley ski area).
you should see an image here The wide section near the top of the slide - see the hiker in white?
you should see an image here Close-up on the hiker.
you should see an image here Starflower near the summit.
you should see an image here Another view of Mt Tecumseh, this time from the ridge.
you should see an image here Swallowtail and bluebead lily.
you should see an image here The South Slide.
you should see an image here Trichaptum rising up toward Polyporus on a dead trunk.
you should see an image here Not sure what this is...
you should see an image here Another view
you should see an image here Wood sorrel.
you should see an image here Summer corralroot (corallorhiza maculata)
you should see an image here It's an orchid with no leaves or chlorphyl - strictly heterotrophic.
you should see an image here Unidentified fly.
you should see an image here Jack-in-the-pulpit (arisaema triphyllum)
you should see an image here Pink lady's slipper beginning to fruit.
you should see an image here Clover.
you should see an image here The stem and leaves of this flower look exactly like grass.
you should see an image here Butterfly on hawkweed.
you should see an image here Back home again: columbines in the garden.
you should see an image here Another garden columbine.