Jefferson pains me. On the one hand, it has some stunning views. On the other hand, it’s frustratingly cumbersome to get to the top.
It’s been nearly three years to the day since one of my most fateful hiking trips on Adams.Does the date have significance, or was it a fluke?
While it’s acceptable to get “good” lost on a hike, your true goal should always be your safe return to the trailhead.
When you do all five Wildcats in a few hours, but in that same amount of time, can only bag one Carter, what makes the difference?
Hike local! But what is the 49th hike, and why?
Two peaks in one hike isn’t much in the Whites. Unless each starts from its own trailhead, with a long drive between.
Don’t judge a kitten by its claws. Judge it instead by the fine views you get from its ledges. But don’t forget the claws.
Carrigain is strategically situated, but that also has some hard hiking. Is it worth it on a warm and sunny autumn day?
Sometimes, they blow the higher summits forecast. The weather changes, occasionally for the better.
Sometimes you want to move slow, but instead, move fast. Is anything lost from hiking quickly, instead of pondering the trail?
Mt Washington is known to have its way with hikers, and its weather is notoriously fickle. Sometimes this force of nature is for the good.
Sometimes you don’t know whether you liked something or not, until you’ve had some time to think. And yet, you know everything was fine.