Saturday, December 10, 2011

Mt.Madison via King Ravine 7/25/06

Lilbirdie and I got an early start. It looked to be a hot sunny day ahead. Starting out at Appalachia parking area we did not take the usual route into the ravine. Instead we took Valley Way to Randolph Path to Short Line to King Ravine Trail.

Hiking up Valley Way early in the morning

Lilbirdie points where were headed 

Cold Brook by Short Line Trail 

Arriving at Mossy Fall on King Ravine Trail

Mossy Fall

 Climbing over huge boulders in King Ravine

 Trail through the boulders in King Ravine.....they ain't little!

 Head wall way in the distance

 Taking Subway through the caves for some fun

 Boulders on Subway to the caves

Crawling through the caves back to rejoin King Ravine Trail

Lilbirdie temporarily gets stuck squeezing thru a cave

Gray Jay going thru caves

Looking back down King Ravine - (back on King Ravine Trail)

 Lilbirdie starts the long climb up the headwall

 View back into the ravine

 We're rising up the head wall of King Ravine

 Eastern side of King Ravine head wall

 Climbing up head wall 



 Lilbirdie climbing up head wall of King Ravine

 Lots of boulders and still a ways to climb

Lilbirdie makes her way up the headwall

 Looking back down into the ravine

 Looking the climb still ahead

 Lilbirdie approaches the Gateway on King Ravine Trail

This slab shows the angle of the headwall next to Lilbirdie 
in previous photo

 Eastern side of King Ravine Trail near Air Line Trail

Lilbirdie at the Gateway at junction with Air Line Trail



Mt.Madison from the Gateway
AMC Madison Spring Hut in foreground

 AMC Madison Spring Hut from side of Mt.Madison

 Durand Ridge,known as the knife edge, from Mt.Madison

Mt.Washington zoomed in from Mt.Madison

 Osgood Trail from summit of Mt.Madison

 Lilbirdie hikes down off summit of Mt.Madison

 Lilbirdie with Mt.Madison & AMC Hut behind

View from Gateway into King Ravine from Air Line Trail

Lilbirdie takes last look from Gateway into King Ravine

 View into King Ravine from Durand Ridge on Air Line Trail

Pitch of the head wall of King Ravine from Air Line Trail

 Down into ravine from Air Line Trail



 Air Line Trail near Durand Ridge, muddy 
with wind and ice damaged trees

Air Line Trail down is rough going too

Air Line Trail to Appalachia parking area

Lilbirdie done for the day


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