Trip Reports
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Great Hikes: Bushwhacking Mt Jeffers and the Hogsback Ridge
Off-trail hiking also called bushwhacking in New England, isn’t for everyone, and requires more advanced compass or GPS navigation skills.…
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Hiking an Adams and Madison Loop
With a high-pressure system parked over the White Mountains, I set out for another October climb in the Presidential Mountain…
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Hiking a Monroe, Washington, Clay, Jefferson Loop
Winter comes early at the higher elevations in the White Mountains, especially on Mt Washington and in Presidential Mountain Range.…
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Hiking to Owls Head Mountain in September
Owls Head Mountain (4025′) is a White Mountain 4000 footer that is located deep in the Pemigewasset Wilderness. While it’s…
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Hiking and Fishing the Hancocks
North and South Hancock are two White Mountain 4000 footers in New Hampshire’s Pemigewasset Wilderness that are connected by a…
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The White Mountains 4000 Footer Grid Is not Boring
I guess I’m a “gridiot” now. That’s the endearing name given to hikers working on The White Mountains Grid, which…
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Backpacking the Bonds
The Bonds – Bondcliff, Mt Bond, and West Bond are three of the most scenic 4000 footers in the White…
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Hiking a Mt Clay Loop
Mt Clay is a 5500′ subpeak of Mt Washington that towers over the west end of the Great Gulf. While…
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Two Ravines and a Gulf Backpack
Castle Ravine and Jefferson Ravine are two glacial valleys in between Mt Adams and Mt Jefferson, the second and third…
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Climbing the Black Crescent Mountains
The Black Crescents are three mountains located in the northernmost portion of the White Mountain National Forest bordering Jericho Mountain…
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Mt Monroe, Mt Washington, and the Bigelow Lawn
June is my favorite time of year to hike above treeline in the Whites, the sky is bright and clear,…
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Stairs Mountain Backpack
Stairs Mountain is a peak in the Presidential Range – Dry River Wilderness Area south of Mt Isolation and off…
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Climbing East Kineo Mountain
East Kineo is a mountain in a primitive area of the White Mountains called the Hubbard Experimental Forest. Run by…
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Hiking a McCrillis Trail Loop
The McCrillis Trail on Mt Whiteface isn’t very well known, even though it provides access to a White Mountain 4000…
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