A Presidential Traverse is one of the most famous and strenuous hikes in the White Mountains. This 2-3 day route is 25 miles in length with a cumulative elevation gain of 9,000 feet. It climbs eight 4000-footers with 14 miles of above-treeline …
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Do You Need to Stay in the White Mountain Huts When You Hike the New Hampshire Appalachian Trail?
I ran into some section hikers in Maryland who asked me if you need to stay in the Appalachian Mountain Clubs (AMC) Huts when you hike the Appalachian Trail through New Hampshire. Absolutely not! Priced at $150 per person/night, you get a …
Read More »Appalachian Mountain Club to Build Underground Parking Garage in Crawford Notch
The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) announced plans today build an underground parking garage at The Highland Center, its conference center hotel in the Crawford Notch, at the foot of the Presidential Mountain Range near Mt Washington in New Hampshire. The new garage …
Read More »AMC Hut Crew Packboards
When I was hiking up to Galehead Hut and South Twin Mountain over the weekend, I ran into two members of the AMC Galehead Hut Crew (traditionally spelled “Croo”) who were packing out garbage and returning with a load of fresh food …
Read More »The Appalachian Mountain Club’s Cold River Camp in The White Mountains
The AMC’s Cold River Camp provides guests with a comfortable and affordable way to bring their entire family to the White Mountains for a week of hiking, swimming, and multi-generational activities. Nestled in beautiful Evans Notch on the border between New Hampshire …
Read More »How Food Gets to Appalachian Mountain Club Huts
There are two ways to get food and supplies up to the Appalachian Mountain Club Hut in the White Mountains, by helicopter and on foot. Every May, each hut gets flown an average of 30,000 pounds of supplies including giant propane canisters, …
Read More »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 »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 …
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