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The snows that the meteorologists promised for the Denver area didn't come. When I woke up at 6:00, I jumped to the window and breathed a sigh of relief to notice that the sky was cloudy and not a flake of snow had fallen overnight. Not bothering to eat breakfast because I was to anxious to get on the plane, I checked out of the hotel and made my way to Denver International Airport. Once at my gate, I sat and waited, listening to people make cell phone calls. One woman was saying how another airline, in anticipation of the snow, canceled all their flights this morning. Ouch. Our plane finally arrived right on time and we filed on. I sat in the last row with a man who is a pilot for Southwest. The woman ... read more

North America » United States » New Hampshire » White Mountains September 19th 2006

Four of us did a week-end hiking trip in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. The highest and most famous peak is Mount Washington, which we did not hike. Our lead has hiked it three times already, so we decided instead to hike Mounts Webster and Jackson on Saturday, and Mounts Jefferson, Adams and Madison on Sunday. The last three mountains are especially beautiful. The beginning of the hike was in a forest, but around an altitude of 4000 feet the vegetation becomes parse and there is an excellent view to the surrounding mountains and valleys throughout. The mountaintops are all rocks, and there was scrambling on rocks to reach the peaks. We were extremely lucky with the weather, as it was very mild for September and the peaks were not obstructed by clouds. ... read more
Mnt Adams
Me at the top of the world!
View from Mnt Jefferson




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