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DILLY CLIFFS: 10/5/18
A short but steep morning hike up Kinsman Ridge Trail and down a spur trail to a ledge viewpoint on the upper part of the former Dilly Trail. As reported last year by property steward Ken MacGray, the...
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WACHIPAUKA POND & WEBSTER SLIDE MOUNTAIN: 10/10/18
A balmy Indian Summer day and hardwood hills at peak foliage - what more could you ask for?Undercast hanging over Lincoln, from viewpoint on Rt. 118.I started the hike on the Warren to East Haverhill...
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2018 White Mountain Crop Hunger Walk: Speckled Mountain Loop
Five of us enjoyed a spectacular sunny fall day for the 30th annual White Mountain Crop Hunger Walk, a "hike for hunger" that benefits the programs of Church World Service. This year's participants...
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Passaconaway Cutoff: 10/16/18
A brisk, sunny day for a fall maintenance trip on Passaconaway Cutoff. Mostly drainage cleaning, with just a few small blowdowns to remove. Did a little bushwhack diversion on the way up.Leafy walking...
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West Ledges, West Royce: 10/22/18
A bushwhack loop in the beautiful Wild River valley, visiting three viewspots on western spur ridges of West Royce Mountain. Acres and acres of fine hardwood forest and wide views over the valley to...
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Sandwich Notch to Black Mountain: 10/26/18
Mark Klim and I enjoyed a leisurely bushwhack from Sandwich Notch Road to the lower of the two Black Mountains on Sandwich Dome, with a loop descent via the Algonquin Trail. A fine variety of natural...
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ACTEON PEAK LOOP: 10/30/18
A cloudy, chilly day for a reprise of a bushwhack loop on Sandwich Dome's Acteon Ridge.An unofficial mountain bike trail provided a pleasant approach to these lower ledges.Nice spot for a...
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Goose Pond & The Sugarloaves: 10/31/18
A ramble around the several trails in the scenic Goose Pond-Sugarloaves area on the west side of Newfound Lake. The trails here are in Wellngton State Park and on the 418-acre Goose Pond-Sugarloaf...
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COLD RIVER BUSHWHACK: 11/7/18
Late fall is a great time for bushwhacking at lower elevations. This trek led into the Cold River drainage on the south side of Sandwich Dome, visiting roaring cascades, two old logging camps, open...
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Little East Pond: 11/8/18
A late fall visit to a favorite backcountry pond. Turned back on an attempted bushwhack to a ledge on a spur of Scar Ridge.Easy walkin' on the Little East Pond Trail, following the grade of the...
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Osceola Brook, 11/14/18
First snowshoe hike of the season, on a cold and windy November 14th! Followed several Waterville Valley XC ski trails, which had decent cover and were lightly packed by snowmobile, then bushwhacked up...
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Bald Knob Spur: 11/15/18
On a chilly day with high clouds moving in, I enjoyed a favorite shoulder season bushwhack to ledges on the SW end of Acteon Ridge. There was only a thin coating of crunchy snow in this area. Left the...
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Scar Ridge Slide: 11/19/18
A snowshoe bushwhack into the basin between Scar Ridge and Black Mountain, out to the lower part of the eastern slide on the north face of Scar Ridge. In January 2004 I had been out to this location...
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Snowshoeing in the Mad River Notch snow globe on the day before Thanksgiving.Midwinter condix on Greeley Ponds Trail.Snow bridges were forming on the South Fork of Hancock Branch. Step lightly!Upper...
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Late November Snowshoeing
Two shorter snowshoe hikes presented contrasting snow conditions - the first featured midwinter-type powder, the second was like spring snowshoeing.1) NE Slide on East OsceolaI took advantage of...
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Dickey Mountain Snowshoe: 11/30/18
With fresh, untrampled snow this is one of the best snowshoe treks in the Whites.Deep blue skies and snow-lined hardwoods in the morning.Cut piece from a huge oak blowdown.Up the icicle corridor.Entry...
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Timber Camp Trail, 12/5/18
A snowshoe trek to unique vistas in the Waterville Valley backcountry.Thanks to the recent rain and re-freeze, Greeley Ponds Trail had a crusty, uneven snowshoe track.Along the Mad River.At 1.3 miles I...
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The Scaur & Irene's Path: 12/11/18
A snowshoe trek to two viewpoints in Waterville Valley on a gorgeous afternoon with excellent snow conditions.The groomed Livermore Trail was smooth sailing.On to the historic Kettles Path, which dates...
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NW Ridge of Mt. Chocorua, 12/13/18
I Micro-spiked 2.5 miles up the Champney Falls Trail packed highway, then strapped on the snowshoes for a slow bushwhack to a favorite view ledge on the gentle NW ridge of Mt. Chocorua. A great day for...
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Mt. Field, 12/19/18
Fresh powder made for great snowshoeing and abundant winter beauty on the Willey Range.The day's objective in sight behind Mt. Avalon.At the first crossing Crawford Brook was buried with a solid snow...
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