{"id":10519,"date":"2026-03-15T22:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=10519"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:11:19","slug":"20260315pierce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315pierce\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Mount Pierce and Mount Eisenhower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A post about my hike to Mt Pierce and Mt Eisenhower in March 2026.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8712.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8712.jpg\" alt=\"Presidential Range\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Presidential Range<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:133,gap:9,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:56,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:77,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:55,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:80,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:55,height:44,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:77,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:55,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-7', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:131,gap:9,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:55,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-major-7', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider7.sync( secondarySlider7 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Compared to my rather mediocre 2024-2025 winter outdoor season, I seemed to have cracked the secret for enjoyable winter adventures in New England: easy trailhead parking. In New Hampshire, Crawford Notch was probably at the top of the list in that regard, with a rich network of trails spreading out from it. Just like three months ago in December 2025, I returned to Crawford Notch, this time with Mt Pierce and Mt Eisenhower in mind. <\/p>\n<p>For Mt Pierce, I chose to park at the lot off Mount Clinton Road, plowed and maintained by the National Forest Service, which required a parking fee (or annual pass). The lot was only about half full by the time I arrived just before 11am. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(The other option, just as convenient but more expensive, was the AMC Highland Center lot across US 302.)<\/span> After some warmup, I started my hike at 11:15am.<\/p>\n<p>The trail condition on the way to Mt. Pierce was ideal: well-packed, textured snow provided a steady grade and excellent traction. I had brought microspikes, but the footing was so good that I never needed to put them on. The route remained entirely within the woods until just below the summit of Mt. Pierce, making the whole ascent feel like an intimate walk through a snowy winter wonderland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_111726.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_111726.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Clinton Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Clinton Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_175550.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_175550.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a 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src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_122936.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_164848.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_164848.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_164518.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_164518.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_123726.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_123726.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_164252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_164252.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_111726.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Clinton Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_175550.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_175425.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_115918.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_171816.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_121110.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_121420.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_122936.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_164848.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_164518.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_123726.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_164252.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_111726.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_111726.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Clinton Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Clinton Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_175550.jpg\" 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\/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_171816.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_171816.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_121110.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_121110.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_121420.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_121420.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_122936.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_122936.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_164848.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_164848.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_164518.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_164518.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_123726.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_123726.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_164252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_164252.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After about an hour and forty minutes on the trail, I reached the summit of Mt Pierce just before 1pm. The summit itself was not especially prominent, and much of the western view was screened by vegetation. But that hardly mattered, for the finest sight lay to the east: the snow-capped Presidential Range, with Mt. Washington taking center stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8701.jpg\" alt=\"Presidential Range\" \/><\/a><\/br>Presidential Range<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8702.jpg\" alt=\"Presidential Range\" \/><\/a><\/br>Presidential Range<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8705.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8705.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Jefferson\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Jefferson<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8711.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8711.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Eisenhower<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8714.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Washington\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Washington<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8713.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8713.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Mt Pierce Summit\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Mt Pierce Summit<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8708.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8708.jpg\" alt=\"Ice-Covered Plants on Mt Pierce\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ice-Covered Plants on Mt Pierce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8701.jpg\" alt=\"Presidential Range\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8702.jpg\" alt=\"Presidential Range\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8705.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Jefferson\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8711.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8714.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Washington\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8713.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Mt Pierce Summit\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8708.jpg\" alt=\"Ice-Covered Plants on Mt Pierce\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos on Mt Pierce.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8701.jpg\" alt=\"Presidential Range\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Presidential Range<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8702.jpg\" alt=\"Presidential Range\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Presidential Range<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8705.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8705.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Jefferson\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Jefferson<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8711.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8711.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Eisenhower<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8714.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Washington\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Washington<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8713.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8713.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Mt Pierce Summit\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Mt Pierce Summit<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8708.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8708.jpg\" alt=\"Ice-Covered Plants on Mt Pierce\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ice-Covered Plants on Mt Pierce<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The hour was still early, with some 6 hours of daylight remaining, so after about twenty minutes atop Mt Pierce, I slipped on my microspikes and decided to continue along Crawford Path toward Mt Eisenhower. The stretch of trail between the two mountains held a few icy patches, making microspikes essential.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_134442.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_134442.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower from Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Eisenhower from Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_135939.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_135939.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Trail from Mt Pierce\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Mt Pierce<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_141226.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_141226.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail to Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_141342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/20260315_141342.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail to Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mt Eisenhower<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_141722.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_141722.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Trail near Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail near Mt Eisenhower<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_141725.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_141725.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Trail near Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail near Mt Eisenhower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_134442.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower from Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_135939.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mt Pierce\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_141226.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_141722.jpg\" alt=\"Trail near Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_141725.jpg\" alt=\"Trail near Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_134442.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_134442.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower from Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Eisenhower from Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_135939.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_135939.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mt Pierce\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail from Mt Pierce<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_141226.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_141226.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail to Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_141342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/20260315_141342.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail to Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mt Eisenhower<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_141722.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_141722.jpg\" alt=\"Trail near Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail near Mt Eisenhower<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_141725.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_141725.jpg\" alt=\"Trail near Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail near Mt Eisenhower<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The traverse from Mt Pierce to Mt Eisenhower took me about an hour, and I reached the summit of Mt Eisenhower at 2:20pm. Higher than Mt Pierce and completely above the treeline, Mt Eisenhower commanded unobstructed 360-degree views, far more exhilarating than those from Mt Pierce.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8732.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8732.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Presidential Range from Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Northern Presidential Range from Mt Eisenhower<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8724.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8724.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Washington\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Washington<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8717.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Jefferson\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Jefferson<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8720.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8720.jpg\" alt=\"Bretton Woods Resort\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bretton Woods Resort<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8721.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8725.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8725.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">North Moat Mountain, and Attitash Resort.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8726.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8726.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_142650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_142650.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Summit Area of Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit Area of Mt Eisenhower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8732.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Presidential Range from Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8724.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Washington\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8717.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Jefferson\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8720.jpg\" alt=\"Bretton Woods Resort\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8721.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8725.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8726.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_142650.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Area of Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Mt Eisenhower.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8732.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8732.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Presidential Range from Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Northern Presidential Range from Mt Eisenhower<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8724.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8724.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Washington\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Washington<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8717.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Jefferson\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Jefferson<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8720.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8720.jpg\" alt=\"Bretton Woods Resort\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bretton Woods Resort<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8721.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8725.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8725.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">North Moat Mountain, and Attitash Resort.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8726.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8726.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_142650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_142650.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Area of Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit Area of Mt Eisenhower<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video I took at the summit of Mt. Eisenhower:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/Eisenhower_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/Eisenhower_2160p30_H265_16Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">15 seconds, 2160p30fps, H265 only, 16Mbps\/33MB file size. Audio track features heavy wind noise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the wind at the summit was fierce, and the moment I stopped moving, the windchill quickly caught up with me. So I stayed on Mt. Eisenhower for only about 10 minutes before setting off again, hoping that walking would restore some warmth to my body.<\/p>\n<p>I checked the weather forecast before leaving home that morning, and at the time it called for no precipitation until later in the evening. But while crossing from Mount Pierce to Mount Eisenhower, I passed several groups of returning hikers who warned of an &#8220;incoming storm&#8221;, a warning I mostly brushed aside. Still, the strong southeast wind along the traverse made me a bit uncomfortable and somewhat hesitant to commit to that route again.<br \/>\nThat is, I had planned for the option to descend Mt Eisenhower via Edmands Path, then walk back to the trailhead via Mount Clinton Road, essentially turning this into a loop hike. By the time I left Mount Eisenhower, that option seemed increasingly appealing: it was the quickest way off the Presidential Range, and thus my fastest escape from the supposedly incoming storm.<\/p>\n<p>About 20 minutes later, I reached the junction of Edmands Path and Crawford Path (p4 below). Without much hesitation, I turned onto Edmands Path. It began with rocks laced with a shallow cover of snow (p7 below), but before long it gave way to a deep, unbroken expanse of white (p8 below). I hadn&#8217;t brought snowshoes on this trip, and I was postholing badly. More importantly, with no track broken ahead of me, I had no reliable sense of where the trail actually ran. I was reduced to scanning blindly for openings between the trees where a path might pass, guided only loosely by my offline GPS maps. This went on for another 20 minutes, until my path forward was seemingly completely blocked off by trees, when I realized that my pace was too slow, the experience too punishing, and with an approaching storm, the wiser choice was to cut my losses and retreat the way I had come, back down through Crawford Notch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_142835.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_142835.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Trail from Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Mt Eisenhower<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_142837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_142837.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Trail from Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Mt Eisenhower<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_143739.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_143739.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Frozen Ice along Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_144247.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_144247.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Frozen Path down Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Frozen Path down Mt Eisenhower<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_144249.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_144249.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Mt Franklin\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Franklin<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_144750.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_144750.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Trail on Frozen Ice\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Frozen Ice<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_144752.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_144752.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Eisenhower<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_145019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_145019.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocky Edmands Path\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_152402.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_152402.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocky Edmands Path\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocky Edmands Path<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_145823.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/20260315_145823.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Snow-Covered Edmands Path\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_150058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_150058.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Snow-Covered Edmands Path\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snow-Covered Edmands Path<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_142835.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_142837.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_143739.jpg\" alt=\"Frozen Ice along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_144249.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Franklin\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_144750.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Frozen Ice\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_144752.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20260315_145019.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Edmands Path\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_145823.jpg\" alt=\"Snow-Covered Edmands Path\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_142835.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_142835.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail from Mt Eisenhower<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_142837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_142837.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail from Mt Eisenhower<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_143739.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_143739.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Frozen Ice along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_144247.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_144247.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Frozen Path down Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Frozen Path down Mt Eisenhower<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_144249.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_144249.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Franklin\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Franklin<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_144750.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_144750.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Frozen Ice\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail on Frozen Ice<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_144752.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/IMG_20260315_144752.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Eisenhower<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_145019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_145019.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocky Edmands Path\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_152402.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_152402.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocky Edmands Path\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocky Edmands Path<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_145823.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/20260315_145823.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Snow-Covered Edmands Path\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/IMG_20260315_150058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20260315_150058.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Snow-Covered Edmands Path\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snow-Covered Edmands Path<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Back at the junction of Edmands Path and Crawford Path, after emptying the snow and ice that had worked their way into my shoes during the postholing on Edmands Path, I faced another decision: should I climb back up and over Mount Eisenhower the way I had come, or contour around it on Crawford Path? The latter was deeply tempting. It was shorter, involved little elevation change, and promised to spare me the fierce winds on Eisenhower\u2019s summit, so I chose it.<\/p>\n<p>All of those advantages were real, but there was one problem: this side-hilling stretch of Crawford Path was also unbroken, and it quickly became another miserable exercise in postholing. Unlike on Edmands Path, at least, the route itself was obvious. To make matters worse, snowflakes began to drift through the air, a sign that the incoming storm I had earlier shrugged off was at last beginning to materialize. I still trusted the forecast and assumed the snowfall would remain light. I was not cold, tired, thirsty, or hungry, and I had no doubt in my ability to make it back to the trailhead before dark. But after the ordeal on Edmands Path, and now with snow beginning to fall, I had somewhat of a mental meltdown: this was simply not what I had signed up for.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, I got back to the main trail at 3:55pm, so this little detour to Edmands Path cost me about an hour and 15 minutes, and a great deal of cursing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_125101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_125101.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Snowy Path to Mt Pierce\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowy Path to Mt Pierce<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_132541.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/20260315_132541.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_162450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/20260315_162450.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_162120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_162120.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_163118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_163118.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower under Pending Storm\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Eisenhower under Pending Storm<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_163229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_163229.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Snowy Path from Mt Pierce\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowy Path from Mt Pierce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_125101.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy Path to Mt Pierce\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_132541.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_162120.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_163118.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower under Pending Storm\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_163229.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy Path from Mt Pierce\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_125101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_125101.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy Path to Mt Pierce\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowy Path to Mt Pierce<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_132541.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/20260315_132541.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_162450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-m\/20260315_162450.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_162120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_162120.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_163118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_163118.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Eisenhower under Pending Storm\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Eisenhower under Pending Storm<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_163229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_163229.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy Path from Mt Pierce\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowy Path from Mt Pierce<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>While descending Crawford Path, I could feel the wind beginning to rise, occasionally shaking snow from the trees. Even so, it was still for the most part, a pleasant walk (save for my freezing hands).<\/p>\n<p>The lower stretches of Crawford Path ran alongside Gibbs Brook. On the way down, I took a brief detour to visit Gibbs Falls, which was largely frozen at this time of year. It would probably be far more impressive a few months later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8737.jpg\" width=\"89.1%\" alt=\"Gibbs Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gibbs Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8738.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8738.jpg\" width=\"89.1%\" alt=\"Gibbs Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gibbs Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_112833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_112833.jpg\" width=\"94.7%\" alt=\"Waterfalls along Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8736.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8736.jpg\" width=\"94.7%\" alt=\"Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gibbs Brook<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_112556.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_112556.jpg\" alt=\"Footbridge across Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Footbridge across Gibbs Brook<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_174930.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_174930.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfalls along Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfalls along Gibbs Brook<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_174937.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_174937.jpg\" alt=\"Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gibbs Brook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8737.jpg\" alt=\"Gibbs Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_8738.jpg\" alt=\"Gibbs Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_112833.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfalls along Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_112556.jpg\" alt=\"Footbridge across Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_174930.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfalls along Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails-s\/20260315_174937.jpg\" alt=\"Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8737.jpg\" alt=\"Gibbs Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gibbs Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8738.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8738.jpg\" alt=\"Gibbs Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gibbs Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_112833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_112833.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfalls along Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/DSC_8736.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/DSC_8736.jpg\" alt=\"Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gibbs Brook<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_112556.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_112556.jpg\" alt=\"Footbridge across Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Footbridge across Gibbs Brook<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_174930.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_174930.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfalls along Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waterfalls along Gibbs Brook<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/20260315_174937.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/03\/15\/thumbnails\/20260315_174937.jpg\" alt=\"Gibbs Brook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gibbs Brook<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I got back to the trailhead just before 6pm, about an hour before sunset. Fortunately, my drive back home was largely unaffected by this incoming storm, bringing the day to a close.<br \/>\nEND<br \/>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post about my hike to Mt Pierce and Mt Eisenhower in March 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[427,2],"tags":[649],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10519"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10552,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10519\/revisions\/10552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}