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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