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Morning at Greeley Ponds: 7/22/19
The great "50 Hikes" author Daniel Doan called the Greeley Ponds "a perennial joy," and I wholeheartedly agree.Upper Greeley Pond from the trail.Carol takes a shot from the viewpoint at the SE...
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Across the Osceolas: 7/24/19
A traverse across the four peaks of Mt. Osceola: up the East Pond Trail from the Kanc Highway to the height-of-land; bushwhack up the ridge to West Osceola with a side trip down to the top of a slide;...
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Summer Morning Hikes
Pre-work morning hikes to beat the heat during a hot, humid spell.IRENE SLIDE: 7/27/19A quick morning bushwhack to a Tropical Storm Irene slide that scarred the lower slope of the long northeastern...
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Hedgehog East Ledges: 8/2/19
A gorgeous summer day for an afternoon climb to the expansive East Ledges of Hedgehog Mountain with my nephew Mike and his fiancee Joy.Heading up through the spruce forest on the east loop of the UNH...
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Russell Mountain: 8/5/19
A fine sunny morning for a bushwhack loop over this nice little (2424 ft.) peak on the north side of Russell Pond, visiting two good viewpoints along the way.Russell Pond, from the beach by the...
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Osceola Middle Slide: 8/6/19
Paid a leisurely visit to the middle of the prominent slides on the north side of Mt. Osceola, between the Dogleg Slide on the east and the Steaming Gift Slide complex on the west.Pine Brook at the...
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East Osceola 1897 Slide: 8/12/19
Morning bushwhack partway up an old slide above Lower Greeley Pond.First sun on Upper Greeley Pond, after rising above the ridge of Mt. Kancamagus.After a year or two of flooding, the little gravel...
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Slide on Middle Scar Ridge: 8/14/19
Dry summer conditions are ideal for visiting slides, and one of the major ones I had yet to visit in the Sandwich Range/Osceola/Scar Ridge group of mountains was a rather hidden slide well up a...
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Scar Ridge via 1877 AMC Route: 8/20/19
In August 1877, AMC explorers F.W. Clarke and Gaetano Lanza ascended "a large mountain conspicuously marked with a scar" as seen from the Pemigewasset River valley to the south. The slide scarred the...
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NW Slide, Scar Ridge: 8/27/19
A bushwhack journey up the valley between Scar Ridge and Black Mountain. Went halfway up the western of the great NW slides on Scar for fine views to the north.Crossing the Hancock Branch at low...
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Osceola West Branch Slide: 8/29/19
This bushwhack exploration to a small slide on the SW side of Mt. Osceola was short enough that it seemed feasible for a mid-afternoon start on a gorgeous late summer day.Heading off into the woods...
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Windows to the Wild in Waterville: 9/3/19
I had the pleasure of joining Willem Lange, host for the popular "Windows to the Wild" program on NHPBS, plus a quartet of Waterville Valley hikers and a film crew of three, for a leisurely hike to the...
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Lafayette via Skook: 9/5/19
What better place to be on a day of 100-mile visibility? Especially via Skookumchuck Trail, the quiet and scenic northern approach.The first mile of Skookumchuck Trail is an easy traverse through fine...
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Passaconaway Cutoff & Nanamocomuck Slide: 9/10/19
A day of trail work on the adopted trail of the AMC Four Thousand Footer Committee, with a late-day visit to a slide along the Square Ledge Trail.The water level was down at the beaver pond along...
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Mount Chocorua: 9/13/19
A glorious late summer day to climb to Chocorua's rocky peak with my brother Drew. Blue skies and endless views. It was a pleasure to meet several store customers along the way!Fine rock step work on...
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Adirondacks: Big Crow Mountain, 9/17/19
With a spectacular stretch of weather in the forecast, the Adirondacks beckoned for a mini-vacation. The ferry ride across Lake Champlain is the best part of the 4 1/2 hour journey to the Adirondacks....
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Adirondacks: Donaldson Mountain and Mt. Emmons, 9/18/19
The biggest hike of the trip was a ~14 1/2 mile round trip with ~3400 ft. elevation gain from the Coreys Road trailhead to Donaldson Mountain (4140 ft.) and Mt. Emmons (4040 ft.). These are two of the...
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Adirondacks: Haystack Mountain (Saranac), 9/19/19
The afternoon after hiking Donaldson and Emmons, I headed up to Haystack Mountain (2878 ft.), one of the popular "Saranac 6" list. I chose the easier "back-door" route from Lake Placid via the...
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Adirondacks: Lower Dix Range Bushwhack, 9/20/19
On the last day, before driving back to New Hampshire, I headed down Rt. 73 to the delightful herd path along the North Fork of the Boquet River, on the lower northeastern edge of the Dix Range. This...
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Wild River Wilderness: 9/25/19
Hiked in from Carter Notch Road to the south end of the Wild River valley and made a long bushwhack loop to a pair of ledgy knobs and a scenic beaver meadow. The trip was highlighted by early foliage...
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