The Presidential Range of the White Mountains looked enticing from the summit of Mount Starr King, but I had something else in mind while venturing farther north on a less-traveled path. After years of distraction and delay, I was finally on the …
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Feral on the Northville/Placid Trail
The drizzle that let up temporarily at the sign-in register became a downpour four miles down the trail. I didn’t care. I was glad to be on the move again with a pack on my back, looking at a two-week trek through …
Read More »Detour to East Chairback Pond
The 100 Mile Wilderness is an unforgiving section of the Appalachian Trail, winding through the remote backcountry of northern Maine. Drawn to the physical and logistical challenge of it, I shouldered a sixty-pound pack then stepped into that sprawling forest with my …
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