Hiking Homepage » Mt. Davis & Mt. Isolation Backpack - 10/10/10 - 10/11/10 - Tim & Jon - 20 total miles

This hike was a 2 day backpack loop over Stairs Mountain,...	The first couple miles of the Rocky Branch trail are...	From the Stairs Col trailhead we won't cross the same...	About half way up the Stairs Col Trail we entered the...	The intersection of the Stairs Col trail and Davis Path....
Just below the summit of Stairs Mountain is a drop-off...	It's a great view.	Further up the trail we arrived at the spur path to...	A short while later we arrived at the Stairs Mountain...	The sun was shining bright, which washed out much of the...
But we could still see a lot of the fall colors in the...	It's quite a drop off the cliff.	Stairs Mountain bechmark.	Tim posing on Stairs Mountain.	Jon on the summit of Stairs Mountain.
Tim on the Davis Path.	After Stairs Mountain we followed the Davis path for 4...	After a few hours of hiking we arrived at the Mt. Davis...	On this mid-October day we ran into some ice on the...	Jon on the summit of Mt. Davis.
Tim on Mt. Davis.	We had a perfect view of Mt. Washington and Mt. Monroe.	Looking east we could see the Baldface mountains.	South showed us Mt. Chocurua and the Moat Mountain range.	The mountain views were endless.
A view towards the Pemigewasset wilderness. Mt. Carrigan...	Mt. Jackson in the foreground. That might be Mt. Willey...	The southern Presidentials. Eisenhower, Franklin, Monroe...	Jon on the true summit of Mt. Davis.	Both of us on top of the mountain.
The view towards Mt. Washington was better.	Another look at Mt. Chocorua.	More mountain views.	Jon on Mt. Davis. The views were endless.	From Mt. Davis we hiked another mile up the trail to bag...
Jon on the summit of Mt. Isolation.	Tim on Mt. Isolation. It was a cold, windy day.	We had a great view of Mt. Washington. We could see some...	The Carter range could be seen over the ridge.	Since we left Mt. Davis the clouds started to roll in.
We brought a few beers to enjoy at our campsite. This...	Jon the brewer bringing some of his work while on the hike.	Mt. Isolation benchmark.	While we were on Mt. Isolation the sun began to set.	The views from Mt. Isolation make the long trek to get...
When we left Mt. Isolation we continued down the Davis...	Making dinner on a cold October night.	The next day we packed up and headed down the Isolation...	A couple miles down the Isolation trail, and 4 river...	We took a short break at Rocky Branch Shelter # 2.
A sign on the shelter.	About .25 miles from the shelter we found a beautiful...	It was a great site on a muddy, wooded trail.	The falls.	Jon in his hiking pose next to the falls.
Waterfall close up.	Parts of the Rocky Branch trail between shelter #2 and #1...	There were 4 river crossings along the trail. After one...	After 18 miles of hiking over 3 mountains and 8 river...	The foliage was at peak against the deep blue sky.
Not too far from the car we found a cleverly hid...	Tim on the last mile of the hike.	We were the only ones left in the parking lot when we got...	After the hike we went to the Moat Mountain Brewpub for a...	Mt. Davis panoramic
Mt. Isolation panoramic

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