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BLACK MOUNTAIN (SANDWICH): 5/21/18
I had a gorgeous sunny spring day for a bushwhack from Sandwich Notch Road to the 2732-foot Black Mountain on Sandwich Dome, with a descent mostly via the Algonquin Trail. It was an interesting trip...
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NORTHEAST RIDGE OF MT. PAUGUS: 5/24/18
A cool, sunny spring day was ideal for a re-do of a bushwhack I did on Mt. Paugus in 1996, visiting the northeast spur and then a wild cliff-faced knob farther south along the ridge. It was a memorable...
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MOUNT PAUGUS LOOP: 5/30/18
A scenic, interesting and sometimes rugged loop over "Old Shag," using the Bolles, Old Paugus, Lawrence, Cabin and Whitin Brook Trails. Great views both on and off the trail. The loop is 8.6 miles with...
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SMARTS BROOK RAMBLE: 6/5/18
A 5 mile loop on the Smarts Brook Trail and several mountain bike trails, ideal for a cool, cloudy morning. This good walking route took in a viewpoint, two ponds, a logging camp site, and a...
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OLIVERIAN BROOK VALLEY: 6/7/18
With clouds and possible showers in the forecast, Mark Klim and I postponed plans for a long, hobblebush-infested bushwhack in the Oliverian Brook valley. We opted instead for a leisurely ramble up the...
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THORNTON GORE: 6/9/18
A before-work exploration on the south side of Tripoli Road, the site of the 19th century Thornton Gore hill farm community.This Civil War era cemetery is located along the old Thornton Gore Road,...
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CATSKILLS; ROCKY AND LONE MOUNTAINS, 6/12/18
On the first day of a short hiking getaway to the Catskills in New York, I enjoyed a great 10 1/2 mile trek rambling through the East Branch Neversink valley and over the "Bushwhack Range" accompanying...
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CATSKILLS: KELLY HOLLOW AND NORTH POINT: 6/13-6/14/18
On the last two days of our short trip to the Catskills, Mark Klim and I enjoyed rewarding short hikes to quiet, secluded Kelly Hollow in the central Cats and to North Point along the Escarpment, with...
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WEETAMOO TRAIL & BALD MOUNTAIN: 6/19/18
Carol and I hiked up the very attractive Weetamoo Trail on the SE ridge of Mt. Chocorua and continued on the Hammond Trail to Bald Mountain. A combination of herd path and bushwhack gave us some great...
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SW RIDGE OF MOUNT WHITEFACE: 6/21/18
A bushwhack off the Flat Mountain Pond Trail up the south ridge of the West Spur of Mount Whiteface. The rewards were spectacular fern glades and a clifftop with views near and far.The trailhead on...
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CHOCORUA GRAND TOUR: 6/26/18
A perfect early summer day for a loop over Mount Chocorua that includes Carter Ledge, the Three Sisters and the main summit. This is one of the best full-day loop hikes in the Whites with lots of open...
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SHORT WATERFALL HIKES
On the Bennett Street Trail to Great Falls on 6/27, and Champney Falls Trail on 6/29.Carol enjoys the hemlock forest on the lovely lower section of the WODC's Bennett Street Trail.Into the woods for a...
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LIITLE EAST POND: 7/2/18
On a muggy, misty morning...Remains of a trestle over Clear Brook, from the Woodstock & Thornton Gore Railroad (1909-1914). The Little East Pond Trail follows this railroad grade for 0.7 mile. Note...
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SABBADAY COUNTRY: 7/4/18
I took a long, leisurely ramble up the beautiful Sabbaday Brook valley on a hot and sunny Fourth of July. There was lots of nice scenery along the cool waters of Sabbaday Brook. Along the way I visited...
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POTASH MOUNTAIN: 7/9/18
A morning hike to one of the best of the smaller peaks. Potash (2,700 ft.) gives you great close-in views of the higher Sandwich Range peaks and more distant views out to the north. The hike is 4.4...
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MOUNT WHITEFACE VIA DOWNES BROOK: 7/12/18
The long and leisurely way to climb Whiteface, up the 5-mile valley of Downes Brook - with visits to two logging camp sites and a big slide - and then along the quiet Kate Sleeper Trail to the ridge....
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FLETCHER'S DRIBBLE & DRAKES BROOK: 7/16/18
Carol and I enjoyed a mellow morning hike on the Fletcher's Cascade Trail in Waterville Valley. As we figured, the flow at the cascade was miniscule, but the trail is a lovely walk. On the way back we...
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SANDWICH DOME TRAVERSE: 7/18/18
A spectacular cool, sunny day for a traverse over this massive, interesting mountain. Up via Drakes Brook Trail and Sandwich Mountain Trail, down by the Algonquin Trail, a bushwhack, and Smarts Brook...
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SMARTS/JENNINGS/DRAKES TRAVERSE: 7/24/18
The plan on this humid, occasionally showery and generally gloomy day was to wander up into the Smarts Brook valley to a couple of points of interest. But the weather held, so I ended up climbing to...
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SNOWS MOUNTAIN: 7/27/18
A sunny, humid morning for this 4-mile loop on one of the quietest of Waterville Valley trails.I ascended via the south/west half of the Snows Mountain Trail loop, which starts with a road walk. At the...
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