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I went on a surprisingly difficult 9 mile ridge walk (cumulative elevation of about 3,500 ft) on the section of the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail yesterday that traverses The Seven Sisters and most of the Holyoke Range in Western Massachusetts. The Metacommet-Monadnock Trail is …

I went to REI this week looking for glacier glasses, or at least some way that I could augment my own prescription glasses for above treeline use in winter. I have a pair of OTG ski goggles that I use when it …

The Lakes of the Clouds Hut is located at about 5,000 ft elevation on the southwest side of Mt Washington (6,288 ft.) and is named for the alpine tarns located next to it – the Lakes of the Clouds.This hut is a …

After spending the past few months section hiking the AT in New Hampshire and Maine, I did a big section down in southwestern  Massachusetts on Wednesday, finally finishing the state. As usual, I got off to an early start, sneaking out of …