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The view of Crawford Notch from Mount Willard summit. (ED PARSONS PHOTO)

Over vacation week, I returned to Mount Willard at the head of Crawford Notch (the summit ledges are at 2,800 feet, just east of the true summit). It was a blustery day with dramatic clouds and I thought the quick 1.6 miles hike up the mountain from the Crawford Depot would be a perfect walk and the view unique on such a day.

When I arrived at the parking lot at the depot around 10:30 a.m., I got one of the last parking spaces in the main lot. The wind was strong there, reaffirming the frequent observation that because of the protective forest carpeting the mountains themselves, the highway can be the coldest part of a winter hike.

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