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Mount Adams And Mount Madison.

As we have been camping/hiking around the Gorham, NH area for a while, it seemed appropriate to try and “bag a few peaks” in the area. We have already walked over some of the taller mountains in the Whites during other trips but, as we start to consider hiking all 48 of those peaks, it is time to redo some and find some new excitement at the same time. We had hiked Madison before as the AT goes right over the summit but Adams has only been walked around and never over.

Great to be walking on such an historic path! The guide books call this the “easiest” path to the summit of Mount Adams.
As all words on this sign are in caps already we supposed that underlining the word “only” might help folks figure out if the trail is for them. Lowe’s Path is not as easy as the guide books made it sound!

The White Mountains have this persona that allows you to hike through many different climate zones in a single hike. These 2 shots are of the “rain forest” type climate a bit before hitting the Alpine Zone.

  • Gorgeous mossy cover.
  • Boy did it smell like fresh pine!
What a peaceful scene as we begin our day-long hike!
The boulder hopping trail is marked with stone cairns so a hiker can find their way even in thick fog.
Check out the standard weathering of the trail junction signs.
It is “other-worldly” to hike above tree line in the White Mountains.
A panoramic shot from the summit of Mt. Adams. The Auto Road weaves its way up to the summit of Mount Washington to the right.
View of Madison Hut at the base of Mount Madison. Taken from our descent down Mount Adams.
Hands on hips, Laurie asks “Can we get going? Look at all the peaks we can climb today!”

After I hiked both Madison and Adams we met our friends Scott and Kathy to hike those peaks again. They were the only 2 Four Thousand footers they had left to hike of the 48 in the state.

It was a nice day to be out in NH.
Scott and Kathy resting with a bit of lunch on the summit of Mt. Adams (#47 for them)



Adams was only our 8th high peak in the area. This leaves 40 more that are calling our name in the future.
The hiking up here is not the easiest to say the least. Very rewarding though.
Laurie finds a niche to eat her lunch in. The wind was a howlin’ today.
Watch as Scott and Kathy walk the final few steps to the summit of Mount Madison.
Clever way to announce #48 is completed.
What a fabulous backdrop for a picture!

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