Sunday 11th Oct
After an early breakfast in nearby cafe, then a short drive to a trailhead we hiked up over a ridge, mostly alone, to a mountain club hut where we sheltered for lunch. It was a relatively easy walk (climbing about 600 metres), but became increasingly cold and started to snow shortly before we reached the hut, where there were other hikers stopping either for lunch or an overnight stay. In the afternoon, after a very steep initial climb, we reached a dome at 1473m with good views but bitterly cold winds, before descending on aching legs!
There is a peak in the White Mountains named Imp Face. This isn't it, but it must be the Imp's brother!
The change in the vegetation according to the altitude was very evident - initially a range of predominantly deciduous trees in various shades of yellows and reds, later only a few yellow-leaved deciduous trees among firs, while at the top, there were only low-growing fir trees.
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