Out and Back to Liberty and Flume

Summits: Mount Liberty (4,459'), Mount Flume (4,328')

Trail route: Liberty Springs Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail 

Trail conditions: Liberty Springs was packed, Franconia Ridge Trail had a packed base with loose snow on top

Weather: Cold wind with temps in the teens and 20's, sunshine

Total miles: 8.8

Total time:  6:30

Prime Trail Conditions to Mount Isolation

Summit: Mount Isolation (4,003')

Trail route: Rocky Branch Trail, Engine Hill bushwhack, Isolation Trail, Davis Path, Mt Isolation spur

Trail conditions: Well packed solid trails

Weather: Cold temps and cloudy sky with very light frozen precipitation on the summit

Total miles: 12.5

Total time:  7 hours

A Windy Hike on Some Presidential Summits

Summits: Mount Washington (6,288'), Mount Monroe (5,372'), Mount Eisenhower (4,780')

Trail route: Along the Cog Railway, Trinity Heights Connector, Crawford Path, Edmands Path, Mt Clinton Road walk

Trail conditions: Thin snow cover, rocky, some ice

Weather: Temps in the 20's, partly cloudy 

Total miles: 11

Total time:  8:30

Kinsmans For The First Hike of 2021

Summits: North Kinsman (4,293'), South Kinsman (4,358')

Trail route: Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail

Trail conditions: A thin covering of snow to several inches of unconsolidated snow at higher elevations with occasional ice under the snow

Weather: Temps in the 20's, partly cloudy 

Total miles: 10

Total time:  6:40