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andymouse: the high peaks and Omni Hotel
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andymouse: at the Appalachia trailhead at 5am
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andymouse: good thing we brought headlamps
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andymouse: northern view from Madison Spring Hut
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andymouse: Madison Springs Hut, the first of 3 AMC hut stops
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andymouse: Mt Madison, the first summit
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andymouse: eastern view from Mt Madison
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andymouse: clouds descend onto Mt Adams before our approach
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andymouse: one summit down, many to go
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andymouse: looking towards Mt Washington
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andymouse: descending back to the hut for coffee
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andymouse: fresh pumpkin bread was a nice surprise at Madison Spring Hut
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andymouse: looking back towards Mt Madison as we enter the cloud zone
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andymouse: as the Mt Adams summit was socked in, we didn't stay long
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andymouse: lovely alpine garden terrain in between Mt Adams and Mt Jefferson
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andymouse: lovely alpine garden terrain in between Mt Adams and Mt Jefferson
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andymouse: heading towards Mt Jefferson
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andymouse: clouds rolling over Mt Washington
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andymouse: looking to the west from near Mt Jefferson
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andymouse: enjoying the quartz-topped cairns
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andymouse: looking towards the Great Gulf Wilderness
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andymouse: spirits were strong
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andymouse: much accomplished, much left to do
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andymouse: Mt Adams finally clearing up
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andymouse: on the summit of Mt Jefferson: the clouds cleared, assessing the path forward, and back
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andymouse: headed towards Mt Clay
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andymouse: heading up Mt Clay
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andymouse: the views from Mt Clay, while a smaller peak, were some of the finest
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andymouse: looking back to Mt Adams from Mt Clay
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andymouse: gazing at the Great Gulf