Backpacking Trips
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Black Angel Backpack
The hawk soared effortlessly above Eagle Crag as we labored over the open ridge toward North and South Baldface, the pair…
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Two Mountain Passes and a Tecumseh
The White Mountain landscape is defined by its mountain passes (called Notches), perhaps even more than its peaks. Crawford Notch,…
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Backpacking the Three Garfields in the Pemigewasset Wilderness
There are three Garfield Mountains along the Garfield Ridge Trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness (of New Hampshire’s White Mountains), although…
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Flat Mountain Pond Backpack
My friend Kris and I did a one-night backpacking trip to Flat Mountain Pond, in the Sandwich Range on the…
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Dry River Trail Backpack and Oakes Gulf (Attempt)
The Dry River Trail runs 9.6 miles from Crawford Notch, near Frankenstein Cliffs to the Lakes of the Clouds, a set…
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Bushwhack Bailout
Mike and I were cold and wet when we reached the pond. We’d both gotten soaked on the bushwhack up…
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Backpacking the Royce-Speckled Mountain Loop
The Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness is arguably the best-kept secret in the White Mountain National Forest. Located entirely in Maine, it…
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A Short Backpack to West Moat Mountain
When the stream in the col between Table Mountain and Big Attitash turned out to be dry, I was flustered. The…
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Mount Washington and the Northern Presidential Loop
My friend Martin from England is a serious hiker and backpacker with many big UK walks under his belt. Having just…
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Backpacking the Desolation Loop in the Pemigewasset Wilderness
The Desolation Loop is a moderate 33 mile backpack through the eastern half of the White Mountain’s Pemigewasset Wilderness, bounded by…
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Pond of Safety Backpack
If you want to get away from the crowds of tourists in the White Mountains or the thundering hordes of smoke-belching Harleys…
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Wilderness at Stillwater Junction
This is part 2 of my trip report up the East Branch Pemigewasset River (the Pemi) to scout a second river crossing…
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Crossing the East Branch Pemigewasset River
The East Branch Pemigewasset River (the Pemi) is the huge wild river that runs through the heart of the Pemigewasset Wilderness. I…
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A Winter Bonds Traverse
I completed a Winter Bonds Traverse two weeks ago,one of the toughest and most remote winter hikes in the White…
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