Yesterday was a cloudy day. As I climbed Franconia Ridge, which is above the tree line, I was sweaty and warm. Once I got up top, I was in the clouds, and the wind was blowing. My glasses fogged up due to condensation and my hat wouldn’t stay on.

The rocks were covered with colorful lichens

So not much for views up there.

I then descended and climbed Mount Garfield, seen in the photo below.

 It’s  a lower peak (below the clouds). As I looked back, I could see Franconia was still shrouded in clouds

The views from Garfield were quite spectacular

Saw some nice things during the day

Bunchberry

A high altitude mountain laurel

Visited (and slept at) Galehead Hut

The huts offer hikers a free place to sleep if they do some chores (work for stay).

A few other photos:

On to the twin peaks ridge,

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