Summitting White Mountain Peak on Mountain Bike — Minimal Snow, 20 June 2020

The magnesium supplementation I’ve been doing has my lungs working as good as they have in a decade.

Which helped a lot with my 12-pounds-too-heavy body and out-of-shape legs as I worked higher and higher towards the 14252' summit of White Mountain Peak.

The road to the summit is largely free of snow requiring only short hike-a-bike diversions. Within a week the entire route should be ridable. My Moots Mooto X YBB performed flawlessly as usual—eight years and going strong.

Update: the week following this ride, something must have triggered an Epstein Barr Virus hit—I was extremely weak for a full week afterwards. I felt fine that day and into the night, but OMG the next day I could hardly walk 100 yards. R I was hyper-fit one day, and barely able to move the next.

Update August 2021: in retrospect, the day after this ride marks onset of Long Haul COVID problems. A warning sign was seen on May 30 (extreme fatigue), but it disappeared the next day for a very long/hard hike.

View past Marmot Meadow to White Mountain Peak

f1.8 @ 1/2500 sec, ISO 20; 2020-06-19 14:36:00
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0mm f/1.8 @ 4mm ENV: altitude 12825 ft / 3909 m

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High point before descending to saddle prior to final summit pitch

f1.8 @ 1/2900 sec, ISO 20; 2020-06-19 14:53:00
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0mm f/1.8 @ 4mm ENV: altitude 13127 ft / 4001 m

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Snow cups at 13600', view to summit hut

f1.8 @ 1/12000 sec panorama, ISO 25; 2020-06-19 15:43:00
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0mm f/1.8 @ 4mm ENV: altitude 13626 ft / 4153 m

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Lingering snow not far below summit hut

f1.8 @ 1/8000 sec, ISO 20; 2020-06-19 16:15:00
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0mm f/1.8 @ 4mm ENV: altitude 14067 ft / 4288 m

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f1.8 @ 1/4600 sec, ISO 20; 2020-06-19 16:10:00
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0mm f/1.8 @ 4mm ENV: altitude 14252 ft / 4344 m

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f1.8 @ 1/2000 sec, ISO 20; 2020-06-19 16:25:00
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0mm f/1.8 @ 4mm
ENV: White Mountain Peak, altitude 14252 ft / 4344 m, 50°F / 10°C

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View southeast from White Mountain Peak

f1.8 @ 1/4600 sec panorama, ISO 20; 2020-06-19 16:16:00
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0mm f/1.8 @ 4mm ENV: altitude 14252 ft / 4344 m

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View south from White Mountain Peak

f1.8 @ 1/2300 sec panorama, ISO 20; 2020-06-19 16:42:00
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0mm f/1.8 @ 4mm ENV: altitude 14252 ft / 4344 m

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View southeast to southwest from White Mountain Peak

f2.8 @ 1/1050 sec, ISO 20; 2020-06-19 16:42:00
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0mm f/1.8 @ 6.6mm ENV: altitude 14252 ft / 4344 m

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Selfie with Moots MootoX YBB on White Mountain Peak

f1.8 @ 1/2700 sec, ISO 20; 2020-06-19 16:34:00
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0mm f/1.8 @ 4mm
ENV: White Mountain Peak, altitude 14252 ft / 4344 m, 50°F / 10°C

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Panorama to south from White Mountain Peak

f1.8 @ 1/4400 sec panorama 9 frames cylindrical, ISO 20; 2020-06-19 16:36:09
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0 mm f/2.8 @ 28mm equiv (4mm)
ENV: White Mountain Peak, altitude 14252 ft / 4344 m, 50°F / 10°C

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Tired and done

f1.8 @ 1/1000 sec, ISO 32; 2020-06-19 18:56:00
iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus 4.0mm f/1.8 @ 4mm
ENV: White Mountain Road, altitude 11876 ft / 3620 m, 50°F / 10°C

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