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Winter Hiking in New Hampshire's White Mountains

Photo Essay by Fred Shirley reproduced from the Winter 2007/2008 issue of Heart of New Hampshire magazine.

A hiker heads toward Ammonoosuc Ravine on the way down from Mount Monroe (cover photo).

Hikers reach the top of Mount Liberty's dramatic rocky summit.

Hikers head down Franconia Ridge with snow-capped Cannon Mountain in the distance.

A line of hikers heads south on Franconia Ridge toward Mount Lincoln.

A young hiker approaches the fire tower atop Pitcher Mountain beneath a crystal-clear sky.

Recent snow and incoming clouds create a spectacular scene as a group of hikers summits Mount Monroe.

A line of hikers breaks trail across the ridge from Mount Field to Mount Willey.

Sunlight slips past incoming clouds to glisten off the snow-capped Northern Presidential Ridge, as seen from Mount Jefferson's summit cone.

The sun sets across Squam Lake, coloring the sky orange and reflecting softly off dimpled snow, as seen from the fire tower on Red Hill.