A very unorthodox Easter

The Presidential Range and surrounding area as seen from the summit of Kearsarge North. 

In the past, my family has done the traditional Easter morning brunch with one side of our extended family. Don't get me wrong, I love it. The crazy aunts, the bickering siblings, the hoarding of the Easter candy, the egg war, and, of course, the food. But every once in a while, my family decides on something completely different. One year it was hiking and skiing Tuckerman Ravine; another year we hiked Moosilauke. This year we headed up to our cabin on a lake in Maine, and planned out a hike for Easter Sunday.

Plenty of snow (and ice!) left.

Kearsarge North is a relatively small mountain at 3,268ft. It's dwarfed by the Presidential Range and many of the NH 4,000+ footers that make up the White Mountain National Forest. For this reason, it is usually overlooked by tourists and peakbaggers. The trail is a little over 6 miles round-trip and it gradually ascends the mountain, crossing several open ledges with great views into the valley below. At the top, sits the last fire tower in the WMNF, and it's quite the treat.

The Kearsarge North fire tower.