Winter Hiking in the White Mountains | Hiking Mt. Jackson & Webster (and some mistakes I made)

The White Mountains already look like a Winter Wonderland.. and it's only November!
In this video, I hike Mt. Jackson and Mt. Webster, both located in the Presidential Range. I started from Crawford Notch and took the Jackson-Webster and Webster Cliff Trails.
See my route on Strava - / strava
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Gear mentioned / shown in this video:
GOOD micro spikes - bit.ly/3p8PtEp
Winter hiking boots - bit.ly/3xCEqHf
Insulated water bladder tube - amzn.to/3cZMUPl
Rain pants - bit.ly/3aTdxno
Backpack - bit.ly/3Cn1Lya
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[@mobilewintercamp7515]

I like the little hiker person floating around on the map. That’s a cute way to show your route.

[@TheJhtlag]

Yeah, that kinda made me smile.

[@defend223]

Another great video! Bring an ice ace for your butt sliding, those trees come up quick! Come back up soon!

[@frolege1]

Wow, lots of snow ❄️ looks so pretty

[@danielandhisswiftiebuddyev1073]

Evan is pretty sick with pneumonia. He has a high fever and very tired. He loves you and we watched you through hike the AT together. I played this video and hoped it would be a comfort for him. I know, it was a comfort for me.

[@melonydodson8725]

Wow, that was so beautiful! Good tip with the rain pants too! Adding that to my winter hiking gear list!

[@staceyw586]

Beautiful hike with the snow covered scenery. Thanks for taking us along!

[@kevincoyle8438]

This brings me back to last winter when I hiked in Franconia notch, soo cold but so beautiful as well. Great stuff!

[@melissaverdoni845]

fell in love with franconia ridge , forgot my camera , it was a beautriful day

[@Dora_walking]

Nice, thanks for sharing your mistakes, glad you had a beautiful day!

[@leedanielson7452]

Wow! Absolutely beautiful!!!🥰❄️🏔🗻❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

[@Tesno56]

First off save the one micro spike. You never know you could lose another one day. I also use a water blader and always keep the mouth piece stuffed in my coat, blow back the water from the tube and it has never froze on me. Happy hiking.

[@forkintherode8236]

Wow incredible winter beauty. Nice video

[@hikergirl5693]

Beautiful scenery, thank you for sharing your winter hike with us. Hope to see more as the winter continues!!!

[@reneeh2050]

What a pretty hike. I did a snowy hike last weekend- but no mountains here. I have a puffy skirt to keep my behind warm in late fall-winter. Happy Hiking 🥾

[@ricksousa3932]

News to me, Thanks for that history lesson today.

[@stevematosky1086]

Amazing scenery, very different look in the winter, thanks for sharing!

[@melissaverdoni845]

tie wraps , quick fix to any micro spike problem, reminds me i need to put some in my bag.

[@carriehagstrom9777]

This looked fun!

[@melizabeth908]

Nice video, Taylor. LOVE winter hiking and snowshoeing, no bugs, lol. My sister and I hiked during the worst of the pandemic as often as we could for our sanity.

[@janna9785]

I can usually keep my water bladder from freezing by filling it with hot water, keeping the tube in my jacket and taking sips a little more often than normal just to keep it flowing

[@trishfoster9102]

News to me too. Not sure where I am hiking this weekend but maybe Jackson and Webster :)

[@SanaurRehmanShahmir]

The the Snow on the Trail! Great to see you as usual! Zindabad! Lot of love and respect from a solo mountain hiker from the Lower Chitral District of Pakistan.

[@dannythecamper4186]

Good video, with lots of beautiful views of the mountains and valleys cover with snow ❄, so let's keep on hiking 🌧

[@TheOutdoorLife]

Great video, My favorite winter trip in the whites is Lonsome lake and the Hi Cannon trail.

[@donaldguertin3968]

If you had to lose a micro spike, at least it was the crappy one. What beautiful scenery! Have you ever thought about having some of your scenic pictures made into jigsaw puzzles and sold in your boutique? Oh, and your "butt slides"! So much fun!! I've done a few, but not on purpose..... Stay well.

[@garylindenmuth7468]

Beautiful snowy views, nice hike

[@wanderingoutyonder]

Wow - love the snow scene!! Super pretty - that is our kind of hiking!

[@kaiserwilhelmnh932]

Hey Taylor. Another great video. As others have suggested blowing the water back into the bladder will help with the freezing but as it gets colder that will only work for so long. I would suggest switching to a wide mouth bottle for winter hiking. Also, not sure which are the good micro spikes that you have at home but there are brands that have an added velcro strap that prevents the spike from falling off. Best of luck with the winter hiking. I'm attempting Washington this weekend if the weather cooperates. Hike on!

[@PaulsWanderings]

I did Lonesome Lake on Saturday. What a gorgeous day. I want to hike up to Carter Notch Hut and Zealand Falls hut this Winter. Carter Notch has got to be amazing the way Wildcat and the Carters form the notch. Zealand Falls doesn't excite me because of the road walk to get to the trailhead. The last pitch up to the hut is a bit sketchy, I bet in the Winter.

[@ericbennett1872]

Looks like you to had fun thanks for sharing your thoughts and vid

[@coachdeb5863]

Fun video- we did so much winter hiking last year- Absolutely gorgeous views and so different than the summer! We have a few months to go before snow in Maryland area but I’m looking forward to it! Thanks!!

[@AliciaintheMountains]

It’s gotta be kind of cool and/or bittersweet to look at Mt Washington now and be on the AT again after your thru hike of it. Awesome video - winter hiking is my favorite 🤩

[@TheJhtlag]

Kinda interesting seeing some of the latter Nobos who 1) Saw the southerly Rhododendrons blooming, are now seeing (well, weeks ago) the leaves changing and if you're into the snow on Mt Washington. The early birds don't always necessarily get the worm.

[@northernhikes9597]

News to me about Mt. Jackson. Webster and Jackson definitely have a new beauty in winter. Happy trails. (Brave friend...haha)

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Beautiful country. Thank you for sharing the beauty.

[@bethgentry5565]

You have reminded me how much I miss snow. Blow into the bit valve to clear the hose so it doesn't freeze.

[@NancyandMako]

Beautiful hike thanks Taylor!!! Nothing like Winter, I grew up in Northern Wisconsin and lived in Denver too.. skiing every weekend! Wish me luck, Mako and I start our AT adventures in February..any tipbits of advice

[@Theghostcloset]

"Hi can I have a twenty piece chickie nuggie, please?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Love your content! I'm heading back to NH, my home State, in January. Pennsylvania is nice but it really doesn't have anything that comes close to The White Mountains. Thank you for posting these videos. If you find yourself near Benton, you should try Black Mtn (trailhead off Lime Kiln Rd). It has a really fun, rocky summit, with a nice view of Mt Moosilauke and the Presidential range on clear days.

[@HikingWithWhiskers]

Awesome video! Thank you for sharing!🥾🥾⛺️

[@benjaminallen2370]

I too thought it was Andrew J! Learnt something new

[@paddle_hike]

Fun hike! Always fun to slide down when it's safe...Did it on Phelps in the ADK. Take care

[@unpavedexplorer338]

Hello Taylor, nice winter hike. Thanks for sharing.

[@simonwillis6902]

Oh yeah! Christmas 🎄 card views. Tis that time of year to be jolly!

[@smetras]

Didnt know that about the name! I want to do this one this winter!

[@gratefulhikes]

Morning Taylor! Chickie nuggies !!! 😂 Saw this on Strava and hoped you filmed it! I didn’t know Jackson wasn’t named after THE Jackson! Great piece of trivia! You should add that yo your next board game Nahamsa Edition Trivial Pursuit! The storm gave you the perfect amount of snow! Still safely passable without snowshoes and so so beautiful! Bummer about the micro spike. It’s good it wasn’t your nice pair. Views were so great from the summits. I hope I can make it up to the huts this winter. Are you planning any winter camping or just day hikes this year? A ski/boarding vlog would be awesome to see! Maybe a Chet cameo!? 🙏 Thanks for bringing us along today. I hope tomorrow’s miles are kind. Keep truckin’ and be well. -Grateful

[@nickhikesinthewoods6150]

This is awesome the snow is beautiful

[@swampyhiker]

Lovely scenery. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@TooTall_hikes]

That was one beautiful hike ❤

[@stephenpinder9567]

Didn't have a clue about Mount Jackson. Is it true about the tall mountain with the cog railway being named after Denzel?

[@markcummings6856]

Very nice, indeed. Looks like my hike yesterday in the Adirondacks of New York, and the Green Mountains of Vermont (Long Trail, section), today.

[@jimmyjenkins9240]

Beautiful scenery! You guys made pretty good time, all things considered. DD really does need to sponsor you!

[@Joeoneil1960]

Keep the extra micro spike because when you loose another you will have a pair also good for parts

[@AdventuresWithHuckFinn]

Love you Nahamsha❤️

[@waynelougee9528]

The joys of hiking!

[@jesswood1755]

Great video this morning i really liked it ,i am new to Hi king but loving it so far i enjoyed green mount club and hope to do the long trail this fall 2022,but going to do some winter hikes too..love all your videos thanks so much for sharing with the world

[@suzanholder2525]

So beautiful and yes news to me, Safe travels

[@lrachel43]

That's where I got engaged! (Summit of Jackson) 😃

[@matches5182]

Nice! My question is, what happened with the fire tower stuff. That looked like fun.

[@bronwenwiggin8003]

Winter hiking in the Whites is my favorite! I’ve only done four of the 4000 footers in winter but I love it. Butt sledding is the best. I’ve not a butt sled I bring with me. Hiking pants I’m still figuring out my set up for winter but I’ll have to remember rain pants.

[@MrsJoyism]

I cracked up at the 20 piece chickie nuggie.

[@ljf29NH]

Didn't know the Jackson factoid either--you'd think living here my whole life, Id know that. Thanks, I love a good bit o' trivia. Agree about the spikes. I started with cheapo ones from Amazon, but they fell apart after about 10 hikes. Just got the Hillsound Trail Crampons, can't wait to try em out. Glad I live in this gorgeous state too!

[@MartyHuie]

I know you get a lot of questions, would you recommend while hiking the trail to use a wireless mic or just use the mic it's on your camera or phone? Just looking for suggestions or comments

[@Hiker33]

I knew about Jackson being named for Charles. He was state geologist of both New Hampshire and Maine at different times. A lot of names in the Whites have origins different from what seems obvious. You might enjoy browsing the book _Place Names of the White Mountains_ by Robert and Mary Julyan. Libraries should have it.

[@vousandi8673]

beautiful video. ditch those spikes, and just enjoy the experience of full crampons in winter months.

[@RichRich1955]

Looking forward to some snowshoeing if we get snow here. There's no shoeing like snowshoeing. Ethel Merman

[@chrissaunders8284]

What a beautiful winter wonderland. I can't believe you don't lacelock. Look it up. It secures your heel in your shoe much better. It is also called heel lock. Thank you for the content.

[@GretchenPierce]

Sooo pretty with the snow!!

[@Self_Proppelled]

In my limited experience I find winter snow can smooth over some of the smaller rocks and roots making the trail easier to walk on. The trade of is ice on steep inclines. No snow yet down here in Mass. What a difference just a few miles makes.

[@rationalcapitalist]

I usually tuck the straw of my water bladder into my jacket to be warmed by my body, which works much better than the insulation in my experience.

[@Wondering_Fireball]

Put a hand warmer or two in your water blatter to keep it from freezing.

[@MrLunar1999]

Just Did franconia notch today!!

[@aaalllen]

Even if a backpack has a hydration sleeve, I blow air into the hose to help reduce the freeze potential. Tahoe unfortunately pretty warm. I'm jealous w/ all your wintery conditions.

[@Beyond2020]

Great video! I'm jealous, I need to get up there soon!!

[@alam8750]

love watching your vlogs! they give me a better idea on what to expect out there. Would you be kind and help me out with picking a good pair of mittens? Do you use finger gloves and mitt combo to keep your hands warm in super cold temps?

[@TaylortheNahamshaHiker]

I feel like I'm always using different gloves/mittens. On this hike, I was using my ski mittens just because of the cold and the length of the hike. On other shorter hikes, I use a lighter glove with a waterproof rain mitt on top

[@DanielOutdoors]

I have winter backpack for 30 years (im 38) and I never used microspikes here in Norway. Not in the army either. But snowshoes and skies sometimes.

[@briangriffin5524]

I always ask, how do winter hikers keep from getting lost. How do you follow a trail when it's covered with a foot of snow? The blazes which hikers usually use to guide them maybe covered with snow or covered by a snow ladden branch. 🌬️❄️❄️

[@joeswoods]

Don’t know if anyone has mentioned this yet, I always blow the water out of the tube ( with both my winter and summer setup)so it’s all in the bladder between drinks. It almost always keeps ice at bay unless the temps dip below zero plus it eliminates the dribble factor.

[@NickEDowning]

When I use my water bladder in the crazy cold I have to blow the water back into the bladder and make sure the drinking tube is empty even with the sleeve.

[@KevinFryAdventures]

What incredible scenery! We don't get these views in Ohio. Nice job Taylor.

[@pattypatten1626]

I didn’t know either! How weird. What kind of boots are you wearing? Looked like Salomons

[@BobCorsaro]

The town of Jackson recently voted to "rename" the town after Charles instead of Andrew. It was once called Adams after John Adams but during the election Adams vs Jackson the town was renamed

[@markcummings6856]

Are you serious? If you don’t like your name, just change it… how sad.

[@jillmorton3096]

Oh my I am in Maine and no snow here. Wow it looks beautiful but brrrr🙃🙂

[@PaulsWanderings]

How I wish I could hike mid-week. The last time I did a Winter hike up the Elephant's Head, the parking was horrendous. I have hiked with one foot with spikes before, the other one got clogged with snow and it wasn't working so I took it off, and the descent was very tricky. I tuck the hose of my water bladder in the front of my jacket to keep it from freezing and it has worked well.

[@TaylortheNahamshaHiker]

This was a Sunday, not bad!

[@kBB_3773]

To each their own but that snow looks way too cold!!

[@danweekliesorama9995]

Had my amazon spikes for 3 years yet to let me down, but i bring crampons in case

[@frolege1]

Never heard of Charlie Jackson but I'm sure he's getting 30% off and free shipping from your store (ha ha)

[@wingmanhoy3999]

Awesome beautiful outstanding vlogging, hiking and scenery, all the very best.

[@makingry]

I'm interested in the brand and type of puffy jacket you were wearing. I live in Florida and no one sells cold weather gear for winter hiking to check out. But after seeing the beautiful scenery I would love to try it some winter hiking. But I'll need something much warmer than what I have!

[@gawky4714]

Quick tip for your water bladder: blow the water back into the bladder to clear the straw after drinking to keep to from freezing when it’s that cold.

[@RuthieH_62]

Had a thought about your water bladder freezing, could you put a small hand warmer inside the pouch to keep it warm? Not sure if this would work. Just a thought

[@markfreeman7839]

Even the good micro spikes will get dull and dangerous, particularly when hiking involves bare rock. Fortunately the points can be sharpened with a small grinder. Do it at least once a year, and you'll be amazed how much better they grip.

[@kerrywoods4352]

I’m hoping to also do Mount Jackson for my first winter hike. My husband wants to walk the ridge line but it makes it a longer hike. I think it’s about 9 miles. I Hope you enjoyed your chicky nuggies! 😂

[@billybaroo5445]

My kind of hiking! How deep does the snow have to be before you break out the snow shoes?😛

[@bobbyyoung7836]

Awesome

[@kevindecoteau3186]

What socks do you wear?

[@celestesuter1148]

What an amazing winter wonderland! Absolutely beautiful. How was it being back on the AT again?

[@ThisRightSideUp]

Nahamsha, your bitly link for boots sent me to a site in the EU LOL!

[@TaylortheNahamshaHiker]

Interesting, it just takes me to backcountry.com

[@sonicReducer-q1b]

Looks so beautiful. Is this typical to have snow in late November?

[@rationalcapitalist]

At these higher elevations in the Whites it's pretty common to have snow sometime in Oct.

[@sonicReducer-q1b]

@@rationalcapitalist so cool, so even in North Conway it's all snowy in November? Hmm...maybe a pre-Christmas trip needs to happen next year 😎

[@aaronsmith2929]

😍 my church

[@brianhodgkins2750]

Looks like fun! Thanks for the video....are the huts still open? #WellDone, Class of 2021.

[@gratefulhikes]

I had friends at lonesome lake last weekend, and they said it was quiet. I bet you can get a spot if you wanted.

[@northwoodscamperman735]

Hey great video as always! What camera did you use to film this? A go pro?

[@TaylortheNahamshaHiker]

Some clips are my Canon RP. But most is filmed on my phone

[@northwoodscamperman735]

@@TaylortheNahamshaHiker o ok thank you!!

[@John572d4]

I guess what kinda sauce is gotten with the nugs…