Troop 304 Campout and Hike up Mt. Lafayette

In the heart of the White Mountains, near the Flume and the "Old Man on the Mountain", Mt. Lafayette offered us a challenging hike and great views!

At the start of Greenleaf_trail (274108 bytes) The Troop assembles at the beginning of the trail.
The AMC Greenleaf_hut (206708 bytes) At the mid-way point up Mt. Lafayette, we come across one of the mountain huts maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Resting at the Greenleaf_hut (99375 bytes) Although we didn't eat the gourmet meals that were available, we did take time out for lunch and rest.
View from the Greenleaf hut (138789 bytes) Mt. Lafayette was still further up!
The troop at the top (164560 bytes) We finally make it to the top.
At the very top (150820 bytes) Leave it to Hugo to find the very top!
Signposts at the top (153151 bytes) The distances on these sign posts were not encouraging.
Mtn View (111082 bytes) But we did have great views!
View of the Franconia Ridge trail (128329 bytes) The Franconia Ridge trail stretches out to the next two 4,000 ft.+ mountains that we will hike today.
Scout photo (124414 bytes) Photos of various members of the troop at the top of the mountain.
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Falling waters (120163 bytes) On our way down. we took the Falling Waters Trail. Towards the end of the trail, we are greeted by the sight of two opposing waterfalls. This is one of the two.
Falling waters (139759 bytes) And this is the other one!