My version of winter blues is sifting through photos of summer hikes – trails that I usually only venture up in the summer. Mount Katahdin is one place I go every summer, and regardless of the trails I take up and down the mountain, it is always a sight to behold and and experience to cherish.

Here’s a sampling of photos taken on my Aug. 14, 2011 trip up Mount Katahdin via my favorite trail, the Cathedral Trail. The sunny day offered a perfect opportunity for half of our large group to brave Knife Edge, the 1.1-mile narrow ridge between the mountain’s Baxter Peak and Pamola Peak.

Click on the photos below to make them big and beautiful. You can then move through the photos by simply clicking again on the enlarged photo.