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SNOWSHOEING AFTER THE THAW
Some short morning snowshoeing jaunts, looking for untracked snow off the hardpacked trails!This was the route of Greeley Ponds Trail off the Kanc Highway before a 1962 relocation. It's very wet in...
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WEST OF TRIPYRAMID: 1/18/18
 I enjoyed sunny skies and fresh powder for a snowshoe ramble up Slide Brook on the Livermore and Mount Tripyramid Trails, then some great hardwood bushwhacking on the west slope of South Tripyramid. I...
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EAST OSCEOLA VIEW LEDGE: 1/25/18
Mark Klim and I enjoyed great snowshoe bushwhacking conditions on a trek up a northern ridge of East Osceola to a ledge with a beautiful view down Mad River Notch. A sunny but cold and windy day. The...
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A DAY IN MAD RIVER NOTCH: 1/31/18
On a fine winter day Mark Klim and I snowshoed in from the Kanc, crossed both Greeley Ponds, then bushwhacked to a talus slope with interesting views on the western flank of Mt. Kancamagus. Â A split...
View ArticleNEIL LUCKHURST'S "PROJECT 100" IN THE ADIRONDACKS
Hikers familiar with the Adirondacks can follow an amazing peakbagging/fundraising effort going on over there this winter. With a little help from his friends, Adirondack hiker/bushwhacker...
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GOODRICH ROCK TRAIL: 2/6/18
I enjoyed an afternoon snowshoe on one of the best short trails in Waterville Valley, maintained by the WVAIA. Nice hardwood forest on the floor of the Mad River valley. Slogging along the flat Greeley...
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LONESOME LAKE: 2/9/18
Great packed powder conditions for an afternoon snowshoe, before the weekend rain soaked it.Respectable snow depth in Franconia Notch.Open woods on the Lonesome Lake plateau.Scene along the trail.A...
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MOUNT PIERCE: 2/13/18
I had to get up high on this gorgeous sunny day with virtually no wind - much less than predicted. Amazingly, I didn't see another hiker all day on this popular winter peak.The Willey Range was sharp...
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VALLEY RAMBLING
SMARTS BROOK BEAVER POND: 2/14/18On Valentine's Day I enjoyed an easy afternoon hike on Smarts Brook area trails to replace a missing geocache at a frozen beaver pond with views. Lots of beaver sign...
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KETTLES/IRENE'S PATH WANDERING: 2/23/18
My brother Drew and I found good snowshoeing conditions on the Kettles Path and Irene's Path in Waterville Valley, with some bushwhacking in between.The giant battered white ash next to the Kettles...
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GREAT HILL & WHITE LAKE: 2/27/18
Carol and I had a beautiful spring-like day for a day of mellow hiking and geocaching on the southeast side of the mountains.Mt. Whiteface from Great Hill School Pond (aka Duck Pond) in Hemenway State...
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HEDGEHOG EAST LEDGES: 2/28/18
Bare rock beckoned on this sunny, near 50 degree day. A short bushwhack put a new twist on an old favorite.Brilliant sun in the hardwoods along the east loop of the UNH Trail. Conditions were sloppy,...
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NORTH RIDGE OF MIDDLE SISTER: 3/6/18
Mark Klim and I bushwhacked up the northern spur ridge of Middle Sister to a sunny view ledge. Off-trail snow conditions were excellent, providing some of the best snowshoeing of the season, and the...
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TRIPOLI SNOWSHOE RAMBLE: 3/9/16
I enjoyed the 12" of fresh powder in Waterville Valley with a snowshoe up the groomed Tripoli Road to Thornton Gap, making several trail-breaking side forays to points of interest.Tripoli Road was...
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MOUNT JACKSON: 3/12/18
Mark Klim and I snowshoed through a winter wonderland to an old favorite.Interesting note at the trailhead. The Dry River Valley has long been one of the wildest places in the Whites. Even more so...
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WELCH MOUNTAIN SNOWSHOE: 3/16/18
An afternoon hike turned into a fine alpine experience up on the ledges - midwinter conditions with deep powder and gusty northwest winds.Nice hemlock forest down low. The snowshoe track was soft and...
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FIRST SISTER: 3/19/18
Starting late morning to let things warm up a bit, I snowshoed Champney Falls Trail, then climbed over snowdrifts to the top of First Sister. It was a cold and windy but spectacular day with 90-mile...
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MOUNT PASSACONAWAY FROM THE KANC: 3/21/18
On Monday while en route to a hike to First Sister I saw a snowshoe track leading off from the parking spot for Oliverian Brook Trail. On Wednesday I decided to follow the track as far as it went,...
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HEDGEHOG MOUNTAIN: 3/23/18
A beautiful morning for a hike up this fine little peak (on the NH 52 With a View list) and a check on blowdowns along my adopted section of the UNH Trail.A new route was needed through this microburst...
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MOUNT CRAWFORD: 3/27/18
Mark Klim and I enjoyed spring sunshine and clear vistas on this rocky 3119-ft. peak along the Davis Path - one of the best viewpoints in the Whites.Trailhead signs by the parking area off Rt. 302,...
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