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AT Section Hike: Kinsman Notch to Mt Wolf

Franconia Notch

On August 5th, 2007, I did a 9.2 mile (RT) day hike from Kinsman Notch to Mt Wolf on the New Hampshire Appalachian Trail. This is the section right after the decent from Mt Moosilauke, which is the first really big peak …

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Hiking the Outer Hebrides: The Outer Limits

outer hebrides

Map of UK by Tourizm Maps © 2003 The Outer Hebrides, sometimes called the Western Isles, lie off the north west coast of Scotland. Next stop heading west is Canada and the USA. Although it’s as far north as Labrador, the Gulf …

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Planning an Appalachian Trail Section Hike

Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker's Companion

When planning an Appalachian Trail section hike, the first thing I do is to consult a ragged 2006 copy of the AT Thru-Hikers’ Companion that I use to keep track of all of the miles I’ve hiked. I provides a mile by …

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The Trailwrights 72

If you found hiking the White Mountain 4000 footer peakbagging list easy, try hiking the TrailWrights 72, which is a lot harder. The chief difference between the lists is that you can only count one peak per day on the Trailwrights list. …

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