Mount Jackson, Crawford Notch, NH
The night before the hike, David & Evan at the motel.
Trail Route, from the AMC Highland Center lodge & parking area to the summit.
Early in the morning, starting off on the freshly powered trail.
A tree, like so many.
Evan & Jason hiking through the snow.
A snowy, icy stream crossing.
Looking up the trail: We were the first ones up so we had to break through fresh powder.
Evan at the halfway point, at the fork of the Mt. Jackson, Mt. Webster loop trail.
Evan, keeping warm and staying happy.
Up where the trees thinned out, it was an icicle wonderland.
Thinning trees, still about a half mile to go. The snow got deeper as we ascended.
Evan and Jason on a very steep , icy section of the trail.
Evan and Jason making the final push to the summit.
Evan and all of our stuff on the summit of Mount Jackson.
Evan and David on the summit.
Ice-coated shrubs.
Looking north, towards Mount Washington, though we couldn’t see much of anything.
Evan, still at the summit.
Evan getting ready to head back down the mountain.
David, Evan, & Jason (photo taken by friends made on the hike, Janice & Ken).
Evan feeding the famous Mount Jackson Canadian Jays.
Feeding the Jays.
David having a personal eye-contact moment with a bird.
These birds are well fed.
Canadian Jay.
Canadian Jay.
Evan sharing the last of our bread with birds.
Descending the mountain. The trail was well packed by this point in the day.
Taking a quick break.
Evan and Jason.
Evan and Jason crossing a cold, icy stream.
Evan checking out a fallen tree.
Evan negotiating a steep, slippery section.
About 6 hours and 5 1/2 miles later, Evan completes another 4000-footer. Congratulations!
The final stretch, walking from the trailhead to the AMC Highland Center lodge.
The lodge, where we finished up with a snack and a beer (Evan had juice, of course).
