Hike local! But what is the 49th hike, and why?
Local hiking
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How often do you start an easy hike, cross a road, and then climb the mountain? Makes a trip memorable, that’s for sure.
Hiking Gap Mountain, you get a lot of the fun with less of the hassle. A short drive, easy grades, and an amazing view. What’s not to like?
The fun part of posting any kind of media about my hikes, is that I have a fantastic vehicle to go back and recall the day.
Mt Watatic is the southern terminus of the Wapack trail. Great views abound, on a family friendly hike.
Sometimes hiking in the rain is more fun than you’d ever expect. If it cools down an oppressively hot day, so much the better!
The southern end of the Wapack trail has much of the easier hiking. But that doesn’t mean all the fun is to the north…
Hike up New Ipswich Mountain via the Wapack trail, and you’ll be rewarded with the perfect secret picnic spot with outstanding views!
Today was far from everything, but close to home. A welcome hike without the long drive. Awesome.
Hike local. Seriously, just do it. You never know what you’ll find. And often, there’ll be that gem that sticks with you.
The sublime is found in the quietude. You, the trail, the mountain, fresh air. Hiking North Pack Monadnock had all that in spades. Perfect.
So the Whites had severe weather this past week: to wit, the winds were howling. I saw the Higher Summits Forecast calling for winds at 50 MPH, heading to 70, with gusts to 105. Screw that noise. I’ve got a few other things on my bucket list apart from “get rescued after mindlessly scaling a trail without checking the weather first.” Dumb. Instead, I hiked Pack Monadnock. Hey, I got […]