You need to be ready. Once in awhile, you actually get good winter weather in the Presidential range. When it happens, all is good.
Local hiking
19 posts
Sometimes, you need a break; something quick and easy. And oftentimes, you just return to your roots. A palate cleanser like Mount Monadnock is that old standby that hits all the buttons, just right.
Share this:
It’s short, it’s sweet, it’s not on a list… it’s a perfect vacation hike!
Share this:
2019-08-27 (Thursday.) Via the White Dot trail. Approx 3 hours out and back. My schedule, being a bit packed this week, precluded a trip to the Whites. So I got my fix more locally. And besides, it’s been a bit since I went up that old favorite. There was a trail maintenance team from The Student Conservation Association doing some work. I don’t know if I’m just forgetting how many […]
Share this:
It was a bluebird day, so why not hike an old friend? Mt Monadnock was in fine shape, and the views were stellar!
Share this:
North Pack Monadnock. 2018-01-09 (Wednesday). Via Wapack Trail. This one’s an easy walk in the woods, even in the snow. Bring basic traction and trekking poles, but otherwise, it’s not that challenging for anyone in suitable shape to go for a walk in the woods. Wintertime offers a stark take on the forest; a study in light and dark, and many times, black and white. The forest is distilled to […]
Share this:
A local quickie on a beautiful day! 19 December, 2018 It was beautiful out, so a hike was in order. I’m still getting used to shooting photos and video with the GoPro, so it was good on at least two levels. Oh, and the views behaved from the fire tower, so there’s a third level — Washington was visible, as were other prominent peaks in the Whites, and with careful […]
Share this:
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 spikes a necessity. It’s always good to do the familiar in a different way. One of my faves is to […]
Share this:
Via the White Dot Trail. Trailhead: 1030. Summit: 1145. Car: 1300. The forecast put the chances of a t-storm at a flip of a coin. I’ve hiked that bad Larry in a tropical storm before, so what’s a little thunder? OK, I’m crazy, but not stupid. Our aim from moment one was to be off the mountain, or at least well down from the summit, by 1300. We did well […]
Share this:
27 June, 2018. Via the Marion Davis and Wapack trails. The unexpected consequence of finishing the 48 was that I felt more than a bit disjointed. I had a sense that something like this would happen — anyone who’s done something big and long-term like this (maybe a wedding, or school, or an all-consuming project at work) knows that often, you just need to sit on the sofa for a […]
Share this:
A long walk in the woods. Temple Mountain, Temple, NH. 2018-21-05. (Monday) Via Wapack and Beebe trails. Approx 7 miles. 3 hours. 75 dF, with negligible winds. Mostly sunny. It was a nice day. I’d spent a day hiking Owl’s Head, then ran a half marathon a couple days later. I’m planning on hiking the Twins and the Bonds later this week. So I wanted to be outside without completely […]
Share this:
Pack and North Pack Monadnock, via the Wapack Trail. Temple, NH. 75 dF, mostly sunny, light breeze. 3.7 miles; approximately 1 hour 45 minutes one-way. Pack and North Pack with a new Pack. Last week’s trip to Eisenhower had a lingering effect. I’d fallen into a spruce trap and tweaked something in my foot. Not being one to slow down for something as trifling as a sports injury, I decided […]
