Glen Boulder Trail - A Cairn Just Below Glen Boulder

On the Glen Boulder Trail just below Glen Boulder the combination of rocks, sandy trail and krummholz forms a natural prototype for the "oriental garden". The cairn marks the trail, but also offers a fascinating ordered accent.

In the remote distance you can see the Osgood Ridge heading up toward the summit of Mt. Madison. The ridge directly across the ravine is an unnamed ridge beyond which lies the Gulf Of Slides. Just barely visible beyond it (above and to the right of the cairn tip) is the Boot Spur.

See also…

• Directissima / Glen Boulder / Lost Pond Loop
• Alpine
• Glen Boulder Trail
• Stones: Cairns and Stairs
• Krummholz
• Oriental Garden Scenes
• Summits

8/1/2001

Tuckerman's Ravine Trail - View From Mt. Washington

This is the beginning of the descent from the Washington Summit Parking Lot via the Tuckerman's Ravine trail. The trail is very steep and rocky, but is also marked with the stone piles of cairns and with trail signs.

See also…

• Alpine Garden / Mount Washington Summit Loop

8/1/2001

Lion Head Trail - View From Near Tuckerman's Ravine Trail

This is one of the best outlooks along the Lion Head trail section - you can see the trail continuing toward the end of the ridge where it descends below treeline. Our turnoff to the left is hidden by the immediate ridge and the krummholz (Balsam Fir and Black Spruce, forced to small size by the intense weather (they typically grow over 50 feet below treeline), these matted "bushes" may be over 100 years old [Alpine Zone of the Presidential Range, Bliss]). Beyond Lion Head is Wildcat Ski Area. Notice the distinctive notch between two of the mountains beyond it - you can see it again in the next picture. (The mountains may be Chandler (right) and Sable Mountain (left)).

See also…

• Alpine Garden / Mount Washington Summit Loop
• Outlooks

8/1/2001

Mt. Adams and Madison From Nelson Crag

From the slope of Ball Crag, you can see Mount Adams and Mount Madison. Madison Hut lies in the juncture of those two mountains. On a clear day like this, you can see the texture of stone blocks and krummholz.

See also…

• Alpine Garden / Mount Washington Summit Loop
• Weather
• Summits

8/1/2001

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