This is a hike lilbirdie and I did on quite a windy day. Arriving at Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, we were told that the wind gusts were at 76 miles per hour. We had plans to do Boott Spur for the Trailwrights list and then go on up to summit Mt.Washington. I knew in this strong of a wind Washington was out. I have summited Mt.Washington 11 times so that was not too much a disappointment. I have included a few video clips.
Don't use Full Screen it's too distorted & Turn up you speaker volume, the wind is awesome.
Leaving Tuckerman Ravine Trail on Boott Spur Trail
Fall has come to the White Mountains
Lilbirdie climbs up ladder
Boott Spur Trail is a steady steep rocky climb
Lilbirdie ducks under a blow down
Berries give a little color with the trees and sky
This is the norm climbing to treeline on Boott Spur
Tuckerman Ravine from ravine lookout off Boott Spur.
Lilbirdie now above treeline in strong winds.
Lilbirdie fights wind in open area of Boott Spur Trail.
Wildcats and Carter Range from Boott Spur Trail.
It looks peaceful looking up at Boott Spur.
Next is a video clip of the same view.
Don't use full screen option it is badly distorted.
& Turn Up Your Speaker Volume
Grasses blow in the strong wind. Nice earth colors.
Looks peaceful enough but next
video clip tells it all
Don't use full screen option it is too distorted
& Turn Up Your Speaker Volume
Lilbirdie makes last hard climb up Boott Spur, Rte 16 below
Mt.Washington off Boott Spur nearing the summit
GrayJay 56 hides from wind just below summit
Lilbirdie makes her way down from Boott Spur
No Full Screen, Turn it up
The wind was coming from the Northwest sustained at 45mph
with gusts up to 65 mph. Hiking up, your left leg had to stay
straight out to the side as a brace, coming down was the opposite.
Filming and photographing was not easy as it was hard to
remain standing let alone keep a camera steady.
Observe me being blown over while filming Lilbirdie........
..............and it wasn't the 1st of the day.
View into Pinkham Notch beautiful fall earth colors
Still a long, long way down
Mountain grasses blowing in very high winds
Back at the junction of Boott Spur Trail and Boott Spur Link
Boott Spur Link is a steep trail down into Tuckerman Ravine.
Wind still as strong as ever.
Mt.Washington in clear blue sky
GrayJay 56 back at Split Rock
Back below treeline hiking down
Out of the wind but still a long climb down
View from middle of ladder on Boott Spur Trail
Hiking out from Boott Spur Trail on Tuckerman Ravine Trail
Wind gauge at Pinkham Notch Visitor Center
Wind has died down at end of day as they had predicted
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