“I can’t believe these miles don’t even count”, I was reiterating to my friend that I had set out with on the Appalachian Trail. A few hours earlier we had completed the transportation juggle of driving to Atlanta from New York, taking …
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Huts and Shelters
I’ve slept in a lot of huts and hiking shelters, but no matter how humble or beat up they are, they’re always a great comfort at the end of a long day of hiking. When I was getting back into backpacking a …
Read More »Trail Signs
When I go on big hikes, I often take pictures of trail signs so I can remember where I was when I go back and look at the sequence of photos I shot. I’ve never really paid that much attention to them, …
Read More »Shapleigh Bunk House in Crawford Notch
Shapleigh Bunk House is a 16 bed building at the AMC Highland Center in Crawford Notch where hikers can stay and still make full use of the Highland Center’s facilities, including its showers, dining hall, library, and gear room. I stayed there …
Read More »Zealand Falls Hut
The Zealand Falls Hut is one of the easiest Appalachian Mountain Club huts to walk into, making it very popular with families and young children, and in summer it’s an easy 2.8 mile walk from the upper Zealand Road parking lot. Built …
Read More »The Flume in Franconia Notch
Last month, we went up to North Conway for a little vacation We drove up to the top of Mt Washington on the Auto Road, toured the Kancamagus Highway, visited a few waterfalls, hung out in Pinkham Notch and Crawford Notch, and …
Read More »This Car Climbed Mt Washington
I did something last week that I never thought I’d ever do. I drove up to the summit of Mt Washington. I enjoyed the views, which was lucky, because the 6,288 foot summit of Mt Washington is covered by clouds over 100 …
Read More »Crag Camp Cabin on Mt Adams
Crag Camp Cabin, located on the north face of Mt Adams. For $15-$20/night, this is one of the best kept secrets in the White Mountains. Maintained by the Randolph Mountain Club, Crag Camp is one of 4 cabins and shelters maintained by …
Read More »Hidden Gem Hikes in New England by Grant Ritter
Does this sound familiar to you? It is a sunny New England weekend and you decide to go hiking. You don’t want to drive to far and you need to be home at a reasonable hour, so the hike will need to …
Read More »Hiking Virgina’s Triple Crown with Scouts by Ken Holder
Section Hiking the AT with Boy Scouts After completing a three-month section hike on the AT last Spring, my hiking partner RevLee and I decided to take some of the older scouts in our troop on a multi-day hike on Spring Break …
Read More »Rothiemurchus by Helen Fisher
The clearest way into the Universe is through a Forest Wilderness. — John Muir A great highlight for me during the time I spent in Scotland at the end of February with Kim, was spending some time in Rothiemurchus. We’d arrived there after …
Read More »Little Middle Mountain by Tom Ryan
Yesterday, on the side of a mountain on a rare patch of bare ground above a rushing stream, Atticus and I could feel the change of the seasons. We sat under an old, twisted tree in the warm sun for more than …
Read More »Dan and Whits General Store on the Vermont Appalachian Trail
If you’re preparing for an Appalachian Trail thru-hike or just hiking a section, and plan on passing through Norwich, Vermont, I recommend you stop at Dan and Whit’s General Store in the center of town for a resupply. If you’re hiking northbound, …
Read More »Screw Auger Falls, Grafton Notch
Last September I spent an evening in Grafton Notch along the Maine section of The Appalachian Trail. If you’ve never visited Grafton Notch, you owe yourself a visit. It’s a remote and wild mountain pass at the northeastern end of the Mahoosic …
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