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Mts Willey, Field, and Tom - page 3 of 5

As soon as we reached the top, I took off my pack and we sat down to rest on the east-facing ledges. Actually, I sat down and Muffin stood. She's not particularly good at resting, especially if the rest stop involves food, which this one did. While sharing a bit of my power bar with Muffin, I admired the clear views.

Directly across Crawford Notch are the Webster Cliffs and Mt Webster. The summit itself is little more than a bump on the sprawling Webster massif. Beyond, Mt Washington and the rest of the Southern Presidentials stood out stark and brown, except for a few remaining patches of snow and plumes of gray coal smoke from the Cog Railway. To the south, Crawford Notch and Rt 302 wound their way toward Bartlett and North Conway.

When we were finished with our snack, we continued a short distance up the trail to Mt Willey's true summit, a viewless spot about halfway between the mountain's east and west-facing outlooks.

At the western ledges, we paused so I could take pictures of Ethan Pond, Mt Carrigain and the southeastern corner of the Pemigewassett Wilderness. Beyond these ledges, there were a few restricted views west toward Zealand Notch and the Bonds, but we didn't linger for very long, as I ready to move on toward Mt Field.

A short distance below, in the mountain's shady northern slopes, we encountered a few isolated patches of dirty and decaying snow, but they weren't enough to make me wish I had brought snowshoes. The Willey Range Trail continues to descend moderately, finally reaching the relatively flat col between Willey and Field.

Webster Cliffs. We rested on Mt Willey's east-facing ledges for awhile to have a snack and admire the clear views.

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Mt Washington and Oakes Gulf. The "cloud" at the left side of the peak is actually smoke from the Cog Railway.

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Looking south down Crawford Notch. The ribbon to the right of Rt 302 is the Conway Scenic Railroad.

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Muffin by the cairn at Mt Willey's true summit. This viewless spot is about halfway between the mountain's east and west-facing outlooks.

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Ethan Pond. The campsite and shelter are at the east end of the pond, just out of the picture to the left.

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Mt Carrigain and Carrigain Notch from Mt Willey's west-facing ledges.

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Snow along the Willey Range Trail. A few patches of snow still remained on Mt Willey's the shady northern slopes.

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