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Viewing Bondcliff, White Mountains NH
The last view from a round-trip summit (July 2022) of West Bond, White Mountain National Forest (1,384m) (Zealand, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, Westbond Spur), where I said goodbye to a dear friend and laid him to rest from the trials of this earth.
Farewell my friend, you're leaving.
It's time for you to go.
Your friendship was a blessing,
And I will miss you so.
Nikon F80, Sigma 24-70 f2.8 @70mm, Fuji Provia 100 RDP III 35mm
Bondcliff is a southern spur of Mt. Bond famous for its incredible cliffs, which drop hundreds of feet from the summit to the valleys below. Surrounded by valleys on three sides and connected to Mt. Bond by a majestic alpine ridge, Bondcliff's view takes in the mountains around the edge of the Pemigewasset Wilderness from the inside. Hikers on its summit are rewarded with the same wonderful sense of isolation that makes Mt. Bond one of the top viewpoints in the White Mountains. Most hikers will tell you that Bondcliff (along with West Bond) is superior to Mt. Bond, because although Bond itself blocks the view to the north, Bondcliff's open summit and spectacular alpine scenery, along with its magnificent view similar to Bond's, are what distinguish it. Getting to this prize is not easy, because although the trail to it is never very steep, it is over nine miles one way. Much of this is on the old railroad grades that the Pemigewasset Wilderness is famous for, and there are many rivers and brooks to see along the way.
Viewing Bondcliff, White Mountains NH
The last view from a round-trip summit (July 2022) of West Bond, White Mountain National Forest (1,384m) (Zealand, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, Westbond Spur), where I said goodbye to a dear friend and laid him to rest from the trials of this earth.
Farewell my friend, you're leaving.
It's time for you to go.
Your friendship was a blessing,
And I will miss you so.
Nikon F80, Sigma 24-70 f2.8 @70mm, Fuji Provia 100 RDP III 35mm
Bondcliff is a southern spur of Mt. Bond famous for its incredible cliffs, which drop hundreds of feet from the summit to the valleys below. Surrounded by valleys on three sides and connected to Mt. Bond by a majestic alpine ridge, Bondcliff's view takes in the mountains around the edge of the Pemigewasset Wilderness from the inside. Hikers on its summit are rewarded with the same wonderful sense of isolation that makes Mt. Bond one of the top viewpoints in the White Mountains. Most hikers will tell you that Bondcliff (along with West Bond) is superior to Mt. Bond, because although Bond itself blocks the view to the north, Bondcliff's open summit and spectacular alpine scenery, along with its magnificent view similar to Bond's, are what distinguish it. Getting to this prize is not easy, because although the trail to it is never very steep, it is over nine miles one way. Much of this is on the old railroad grades that the Pemigewasset Wilderness is famous for, and there are many rivers and brooks to see along the way.