Dutchess, Oakes, & GOS - April 19, 2015

Perfect spring day on Sunday, April 19, 2015.  Scott, his brother and I headed up to Mt. Washington bright and early (left Portsmouth before 5 a.m.) and enjoyed one of our longer tours, knocking off Dutchess (not quite continuous), Oakes (airplane gully?), and the Gulf of Slides (#2) on the way out.  GOST was in rough shape at the bottom and legs were shaking by then, result was a bath in a stream with about 15 minutes to go.  Great day on the whole, can't wait to get back to Oakes in particular which looks to be a special place.  Here are a few pictures - Enjoy!

Looking out over Tucks towards the Summit from the top of Dutchess

Wachusett Ski Area - April 12, 2015

Five weeks and three days later: Back on the horse.  Two aggressive laps up Wachusett with a full load on a beautiful Sunday morning before the lifts started turning at 8 a.m.  Snow was not great, but it doesn't matter, just wanted to get the blood moving and test my butt's strength before returning to George next weekend.