Mt. Waumbek 3-25-07 4006 ft

So for some reason I can't line up these pictures correctly but to sum it up Ryan and I took Mike hiking with us the other day. Ten minutes into the hike we were all sure he was going to have to turn back or literally die.

Much to everyones surprise ,including his own, he kept pushing himself up the trail. It was a beautiful day for a walk in the woods as you can see

When Ryan and I got to the top the clouds were hovering around the Presidentials. If you look closely you can see the summit buildings on Mt. Washington in the clouds

So we waited for Mike and relaxed by the fireplace. About half an hour later along came Mike doing what he does best when hiking...falling down

We all finally were at the summit where we had a snack, fed some Gray Jays and then Ryan and I went on to the next Summit. Mike elected to stay and relax in the afternoon sun right where he was.

We left our snowshoes with Mike and went to the higher Summit of Waumbek, Ryans 38th 4000 footer. Leaving the snowshoes turned out to be a mistake but we made it, just had to work a little harder

When we returned Mike was exactly where we left him and the clouds had given way to a perfect afternoon

After a long slow tumble down the mountain the sun set on Mikes winter hiking career

Dan's Local Mix Tapes show

I took some photo's of Dan's show the other night. They can do some sweet stuff with a basketball so here's a few pics of it









This is a shot I took for the cover of their DVD












Here's Dan doing his thing






















and here's a few of the other guys who could really dunk a ball too

Mount Isolation; 4006 ft - 3/11/07

Trailhead on route 16

Pretzels from Chex mix. Made some squirrell a nice snack I'd guess.

Federal wilderness boundary, no signs, markings, bridges or bycicles among other things.

No bridges means some unlucky person ahead of us broke through the snow into the river

Mount Isolation from the trail

The snow bridge that collapsed under me. Fortunately I got out quickly and stayed dry

Ryan with the peanut butter Chex mix

I got stuck in this spruce trap and crawled out...

...and fell into this one

Ryan stuck in one

Makeshift gate blocking the spruce traps

The summit up ahead

Ryan on the Davis Path and 6 feet of snow

Ryan on the summit, the only shot we got there before all three sets of batteries died at once :-(

Looking south towards Carrigan and the Hancock's

Our Boys

Jen wanted me to post some pictures of our cats, so here's Kokopelli and Bryce for you're viewing pleasure.

Champney Falls Trail 3-3-07

Trail Signs















Perfect day for a hike. 40 degrees and sun.












There were about 30-40 ice climbers at the falls halfway up















We took a break here and watched them climb for a few minutes. Looked like a lot of fun












After that the trail was not packed well so we needed snowshoes. These are the cheap plastic ones mike borrowed from his friend












This is Mike falling a few steps later when his cheap shoes broke















Mike in his new Elmer Fudd hat, covered in snow from constantly falling over















This is about halfway up just short of where Mike called it quits












This is about Mikes 50th fall. He called it a day right after this, stating "I'm not tired, my legs just don't work anymore"