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Higher up along the trail, we began to see patches of snow. After reaching the hut up a long steep section with stone steps, there were even more patches of snow. Erin got some snow together and made a large snowball.

The view from the hut’s porch was great. We could see Zealand Notch, Mt Carrigain, and the Hancocks in the distance across the eastern edge of the Pemigewasett Wilderness. Right next to the hut was Zealand Falls, a long cascade that began a short distance above the hut and tumbled down about 100 ft.

In the afternoon, while Toi, Holly, and Erin were resting and reading at the hut, I took a hike partway up the Lend-a-Hand Trail toward Mt Hale. There were numerous water crossings over stones. At the top of a long climb, I turned around due to lack of time.

That evening, we cooked a huge dinner in the hut’s kitchen. Knowing that we would be able to use the hut’s cooking pots and stove, we brought more than we normally would have. Besides the caretaker, there were only two other couples staying overnight in the hut. We had one of the two large bunkrooms all to ourselves. The caretaker fired up the woodstove in the evening as we sat around in the dining room talking.

The next day we headed back to the car. On the way home, we stopped at Crawford Notch Hostel, and at some shops in North Conway, then headed home.

Erin on the hut's porch holding a snowball she made. There were numerous patches of snow near the hut.

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Zealand Notch. Pyramid-shaped Mt Carrigain is visible at the left in the distance. Mt Hancock and South Hancock are to the right of Carrigain, The cliffs in the left foreground are part of Whitehall Mtn.

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Looking up Zealand Falls near the hut. The falls are a long series of cascades and small falls in Whitehall Brook.

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Me, Toi, and Erin cooking supper in the hut’s kitchen. Holly took the picture.

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