The rooms are simple, the scenery is astounding: explore AMC's White Mountain huts
Eight huts a day's hike apart - and serving breakfast and dinner - make exploring the mountain range more enjoyable
Find Greenleaf Hut, run by the Appalachian Mountain Club, on Mount Lafayette in the Franconia range of the White Mountains.Herb Swanson
Galehead is AMC’s must remote high hut, it’s eight kilometres from the closest trailhead and over 11 kilometres from the nearest hutLori Duff
Galehead’s porch lets hikers enjoy grand views overlooking the Pemigewasset wilderness backcountry.Lori Duff
Spruce and fir surround Mizpah Spring Hut (1,151 metre elevation), but a 30 minute hike takes you above the treeline for a view.Catherine Dawson March/The Globe and Mail
A staffer sets the table at Mizpah for the hut’s family style dinner.Catherine Dawson March/The Globe and Mail
While hikers refuel with hearty, homemade meals, they share stories about their day in the mountains.Lori Duff
Don’t head into the White Mountains unless you’re fully prepared. Three major weather systems converge on the area.Catherine Dawson March/The Globe and Mail
In the White Mountains you may be walking through the clouds one minute, then stunned by grand views the next.Catherine Dawson March