At long last, the White Mountains again! It was only about 12 degrees, but without the wind we were warm enough. We broke trail for most of the hike, snowshoeing the entire way, and seeing not a soul the whole time. One of the three brook crossings was a bit difficult, but doable.
With few yellow blazes along the way, the Mt. Potash trail is a bit difficult to follow. Thus it took us about 3 hours to get to the top. After lunch on the summit, we snowshoed back down. Because we had a clear trail by following our tracks, we made it down in just two hours. This is a great winter hike.
I am now fairly comfortable on snowshoes. I can now handle the steep inclines and declines that last year caused me to either hesitate (and proceed slowly and carefully) or to retreat. I just bagged my first "mountain" on snowshoes!
4.4 miles, 1,500' elevation gain
Summit: Mt. Potash = 2,680 feet high
Route: Downes Brook and Mt. Potash trails, starting from the Kancamangus Hwy.
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