Hiking (with the hounds)

We're not from Redwood country. But here are some threads with local scenery.
http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/index.php?threads/early-aerial-shots-western-canada.4894/
http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/for.../from-our-living-room-window.1561/#post-31519
http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/index.php?threads/nimpkish-lake-bc.1761/
http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/for...ge-gravel-ship-docking.4018/page-2#post-95308
http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/index.php?threads/more-trees-dogs.384/

 

This mornings walk.

 

Thanks for the pics.

Everything's bigger out west.

 

This morning's walk!


Nice old growth Cedar with the Ratties!


This is a Culturally Modified tree. The First Nations people in past history have removed cedar bark so this tree can never be removed. And is also out of bounds for Woodwidow's Cedar bark collecting!

 

"Seek the Peak" is a fundraiser for the observatory/weather station atop Mt Washington. My family along with my Brother's and Sister's family made a go of it this year. The weather was almost perfect, light wind, sunny at the start, then a little overcast later and not too hot.

Mt Washington is the tallest Mt in New England at 6289ft. One of its major features is Tuckerman Ravine(TUX), a large bowl shaped ravine that cuts into the side of the mountain. We ascended via Lion's Head trail on one side of the ravine and descended via Boott Spur trail, named for Dr Boott on the other side of the ravine. My two new pups stayed home with my wife, they are not up to this kind of hike yet. Here we are at the start at Pinkham notch visitors center elevation 2025ft, everybody fresh as a daisy.



2 hours later we are still in the trees at 4000ft and not so fresh, several members of our group were not regular hikers, so we took our time not wanting anyone to get hurt or be too exhausted.



Here we are at Lion's Head looking across TUX at Boott Spur 5492Ft.


Looking down into TUX at Hermit Lake.

 

Mt Washington Continued

Here is Lion's Head, I think you are supposed to be able to see a "lion's head" in the rock formation, I couldn't see it.


A couple of the water falls at the head of TUX, you can see the TUX trail and people on the trail to give you an idea of size.




Here is a good shot of the ridge that Boott spur trail follows on the other side of TUX.

 

Mt Washington continued

The last bit to the top is quite steep and nothing but loose rock, did I mention that there were a lot of people on the Mountain today.


At the summit, there was a line at least 100 people long to get your picture at the cairn at the very top, we didn't bother. It's actually a little annoying to climb Washington and then share the summit with a thousand other people who drove up, but I guess it's a good way to make money for the observatory and for people who are just not able to hike it to have the experience.


Waiting for the rest of the crew so we can head back down, Oliver! started to fall asleep standing up so I sat down beside him and everybody piled on.


Here is a good shot of the "table" across the head of TUX to Boott spur.

 

Mt Washington continued

Looking back at the summit from the table.


Cairn trail across the table.


One giant cairn, and the crew that stuck with me on the way down, my daughters and nephew.


Lion's head from the Boott spur trail, you can see the Lion's head trail along the edge of the ravine.

 

Mt Washington continued

Long way down, that parking lot at the base of the ski mountain is where our car is, I much prefer the climb over the descent.


Split rock.


We started at 9 and finished at 7, but took a lot of time at the summit and were really in no hurry, just spending the day with family we don't get to spend a lot of time with.
Human mileage:
9.5
Hound mileage: they stayed pretty close today
Oliver 11
Willow 11.2
Bailey 10

 

Thanks for the pictures with the narratives. Great to be able to share an outing with family friends and of course the hounds!

 

Awesome pictures. Looked like a perfect day to be out hiking. That loose rock must be hard to scramble over. You were right when you said earlier that the our forest looked similar to yours. On our wilderness park trails that are more populated, the dogs have to be leashed. What is the policy down there?

 

Leash laws depend on the park, Mt Washington is in the White Mt National Forest, dogs are allowed to be off leash but must be under voice control, surprisingly we only saw three other dogs the whole day, and even more surprising a man who had a cat for a companion!

 

We have a man in our neighbourhood who goes for a walk every morning with his cat. I think he walks around the block and through a couple of bush paths and the cat semi-follows him around. Haven't heard of anyone hiking with a cat though.

 

Hiking from many years ago. Hiking a mountain behind the farm, the coastal town of Bella Coola at tidewater.


It was steep.

We got to about the 2,500 level. I'm the cool guy with the sunglasses " with hair"!

Looking to the top of Mount Noohalk , almost 7,000 ft above sea level.

 

Nice pics of Mt. Washingotn Dave. It's been years since I hiked Mt. Washington. I did a lot of hiking in my late teens/early twenties but haven't had the time since then. The Lincoln, Lafayette, Haystack loop was one of my favorites. Oh and of course hiking in Acadia National park was always good for the ocean views.

 

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try that.

 

Beautiful fall weather day today, low 60's with just a few clouds and a light wind, perfect for hiking, decided to get the hounds out this morning so I can catch some football this afternoon. Norumbega mountain, right on Somes Sound. Norumbega was the name given to an ancient New England settlement believed to be evidence of Viking activity in New England prior to european exploration, reported by an early French explorer as being in the area of the mouth of the Penobscot river, Champlain looked for it but never did find any evidence of the city.

Everybody ready, load up. The new pups are getting big and a little more adventuresome at 5 months, I lost them for a bit today when the other dogs took off after a deer, their GPS collars should be here this week, just in time.


The road on the way to the mountain, that's Somes sound on the right.



On the way up.


Views from the top

 

Love those pictures. The view is fantastic. We used to be able to do that, no more, but I sure do enjoy the pictures and stories. I don't know how you mange 5 dogs. I give you a ton of credit for doing it. They seem so well behaved. You must be very tolerant to keep a handle on the situation. Thank you for sharing.

 

Good day for it that's for sure. Thanks for taking us along Dave.