Now for a post-Thanksgiving hike up East Royce on the Maine-New Hampshire border. The road through Evans Notch (ME 113) was still open, albeit a little icy just over the top.

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The parking area is to the left just where the road dips out of site and the trail climbs off to the left.

First there is a waterfall:

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And upward -- it is a mile and a half of non-stop ascent. The lower quarter was free of snow and ice.

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And then it got challenging.

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Daylight was running out so I didn't proceed beyond this point on the top. The real summit is in the woods and the north viewpoint was hard to get to on my last trip.

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A panorama including Kezar Lake on the left, Kearsarge North in the center, and Baldface on the right.

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A snowy Mount Washington

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And carefully head back down.

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