I had a big walk on Saturday, climbing another 4,000 footer on the White Mountain List named Owl’s Head (4,025 ft), hiking the 18 mile round trip with about 2,500 of ascent in exactly 9 hours, starting from the Lincoln Brook trail …
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Hiking The Bonds
Bondcliff (4,265 feet), taken from West Bond, Day 1 Hiking the Bonds It was time to get back to hiking in my own back yard, so I took last Friday off and had myself a quick two day hike in the White …
Read More »A Bear Encounter in the North Country
I had a benign bear encounter this weekend at Lower Gentian Pond on the Mahoosuc Trail, way up in the northern part of New Hampshire, near the Maine state line. I stupidly left some beef jerky in my rain jacket which was …
Read More »AT Section Hike: Hogan Rd to Lower Gentian Pond
I just got back from a fantastic weekend in the North Country of New Hampshire, hiking a 12 mile section (18 miles total) of the Mahoosuc Trail from Gorham, NH to Lower Gentian Pond. This was the last section of the Mahoosuc …
Read More »AT Section Hike: Mt Garfield to Gale River Trail
I took Friday off from work this week and headed up to the Whites for some backpacking. It's been a few months since I had a chance to sleep outdoors and I was looking forward to tryng out some new gear in …
Read More »AT Section Hike: Westside Trail to Edmands Path
This past Saturday, I finished hiking the last section of the Southern Presidentials on the New Hampshire Appalachian Trail. The weather was incredible, with bright sunshine. However, winds on the western, exposed sections of Mt Washington (above) reached 40 miles an hour, …
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