Variety is the spice of life! Mt Monadnock, 3,165 ft. Monadnock State Park, Jaffrey, NH. 2018-11-15. Via White Dot, Cascade Link, Spellman, Pumpelly, and White Cross trails. Approx. 5 miles, 3 1/2 hours. Cloudy, 25 degrees F, approx 10 MPH winds at summit. Approximately 25 mile visibility. Ice in many places, micro […]
What a view! Jennings Peak, Waterville Valley NH. 2018-11-08. (Thursday) Jennings Peak, 3,440 feet. Via Sandwich Mountain Trail, Drake’s Brook Trail.. Approx 5.5 miles, 4 1/4 hours. 40-45 dF. Sunny, then Overcast. Negligible wind. This one goes head to head with Welch Dickey. The only reason the other will win […]
Happy Halloween Hiking! Mt Major, Alton, NH. Halloween, 2018-10-31. (Wednesday) Via Brook Trail, Mt Major Trail.. Approx 3.7 miles, 2 hours. 42 dF. Overcast. Negligible wind. For the money, you can’t do a lot better than this. While I hesitate to “choose favorite children” so to speak, this one’s a […]
Legendary views from legendary ledges! Welch Mountain, 2,605 ft; Dickey Mountain, 2,734 feet. Thornton/Waterville Valley, NH. 2018-10-25. Via Welch-Dickey Loop Trail. Approx. 4.4 miles. 29 degrees, light breeze. Cloudy with a descending ceiling. Occasional light glaze of ice on the trail. It’s a classic. An easy loop that’s admired by […]
Two with a view! Mt Cardigan, 3,155 ft; Firescrew Mountain, 3,040 feet. Cardigan State Park, Alexandria, NH. 2018-10-18. Via Manning Trail, Mowglis Trail, Clark Trail, Cathedral Forest (Holt-Clark Cutoff) Trail, Holt Trail. Approx. 5 miles. Trailhead: 1400. Firescrew Summit: 1540. Cardigan Summit: 1600. Car: 1745. Sunny, approx 20 MPH winds […]
Looking out, looking back, and looking forward. The 48 taught me what mattered in life. The 67 refined it. Now, I’m looking toward doing the Appalachian Trail, and seeing what that brings. Starting out on the New Hampshire 4,000 footer list, I never even knew to imagine I’d be who […]
A perfect day for two! Mt Liberty and Mt Flume, Lincoln, NH. 2018-10-10. (Wednesday) Via Whitehouse Trail, Liberty Springs Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail. Approx 8.7 miles. 60 dF +/- at the trailhead, 70 at the summit. Clouds giving way to partial sunshine. Wind at summit was 2-4 knots. Just enough […]
And then, once again, there were none. Mt Hamlin and Mt Katahdin, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine. 2018-10-04. (Thursday) Via Hunt Trail, Baxter Cutoff Trail, Saddle Trail, Northwest Basin Trail, Hamlin Ridge Trail. 65 dF +/- at the trailhead, 55 at the summit. Cloudy. Wind at Hamlin summit was 20, […]
I need to gather my thoughts about finishing the New England 67 four thousand footers list. But in the interim, I wanted everyone to be able to at least see what I saw, because it was a very powerful experience on some of the most picturesque terrain.
Tetra? No, Solo! North Brother Mountain, Millinocket, Maine. 2018-09-27. 4,150 feet. Via Marston Trail. Trailhead: 1030. Mt Coe trail junction: 1245. Summit: 1340. Car: 1700. Sunny, light breeze (approx 5 MPH), with occasional clouds. Essentially limitless visibility. It was an audacious plan, and it would have worked, too… if it […]