Mount Whiteface
Where: Mts. Whiteface & Passaconaway When: 11/22-23/2003 With: Chip & Dave I'd long advocated a late autumn hike - no crowds, no bugs, no heat, no snow - and Chip had mentioned during the summer that he might be available for just such a trip this year. Following my hike with Andy's Scout troop I was psyched to get out again, so I contacted Chip and we began making plans. I suggested a number of possible routes, all based at Lincoln Woods. They ranged from a long, tough ridge loop to a relatively easy flat amble into the backcountry. I figured trail conditions (snow?) and our mood would guide the final decision. Chip managed to recruit Dave and we started thinking about dates. We started in October but life being what it is, we kept pushing the dates out until finally settling on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Along the way, I continued to look at routes. I began to shift my attention to the peaks between Waterville Valley and Mt. Chocorua, an area we haven'...