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Summertime Rambling
A few shots from a pair of recent half-day hikes. On a hot humid morning I went up on UNH Trail to see if I could do anything with a big messy blowdown, and found that the Saco Ranger District trail...
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South Tripyramid Slides & West Sleeper
Fog-shrouded views, robust cascades and a beautiful boreal forest ridge walk on the Kate Sleeper Trail.Instead of the usual approach on Livermore Trail for the first 2+ miles, I used the Cascade Path,...
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Mt. Osceola via SW Slide: 7/21/20
Joined Ray "Jazzbo" Caron, Dan Newton and Dan's canine companion, Friday, for a bushwhack route that included an ascent of the big SW slide on Mt. Osceola. It was a day to remember. Making the initial...
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Steaming Gift Slide, Mt. Osceola
A scenic and challenging slide climb on the north side of Mt. Osceola with Dan Newton and his canine companion, Friday.Before meeting Dan and Friday at the East Pond trailhead, I made a quick visit to...
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Tunnel Brook
Late afternoon/evening hike (the day before the storm) into Tunnel Brook Notch from the north, with a visit to the biggest of the several slides on Mt. Clough.Ever since part of Tunnel Brook Road was...
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Mt. Moosilauke via Benton Trail
There's no better place than the crown of the Moose on a cool, breezy day with 100-mile visibility. The Benton Trail is a pleasant and lightly-used approach from the NW. Near the top I made a bushwhack...
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Old Gorge Brook Slides: 8/10/20
With a 3:00 pm start I managed to enjoy an interesting exploration visiting two old slides in the Gorge Brook ravine on Mt. Moosilauke. These slides are south of the slide that was the route of the...
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Tunnel Brook Wanderings: 8/13/20
With a late morning start, explored close to home with two bushwhacks off the Tunnel Brook Trail. First to a ledge with a unique view of Moosilauke's big Tunnel (Benton) Ravine, then a scramble up onto...
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Mt. Moosilauke via Tunnel Ravine and Slide
A full day - and evening - adventure with Dan Newton and Friday, his slide-climbing companion. A highlight was climbing the massive slide triggered by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Passing through a...
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Tunnel Brook Notch & Slide Ravine: 8/26/20
Rendezvoused with Ray "Jazzbo" Caron in Tunnel Brook Notch for a bushwhack to the biggest of the several slides in Moosilauke's Slide Ravine. I approached on Tunnel Brook Trail from the north and Ray...
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Fossil Site Hunting on Mt. Clough Slides: 9/1/20
The east side of Mt. Clough, Mt. Moosilauke's near neighbor to the west, has one of the greatest concentrations of slides in the White Mountains. By my count, there are eight separate slide tracks, all...
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Breadtray Basin: 9/8/20
Ray "Jazzbo" Caron and I spent a hot and humid late summer day wandering in Breadtray Basin, the remote, now-trailless valley on the SW side of Mt. Osceola. Along the way we saw historic artifacts and...
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Mount Clough Slide Ramble: 9/9/20
On a warm, sunny late summer day I returned to Tunnel Brook Notch to visit the tallest (topping out at 2900+ ft.) and wildest-looking of the eight slides on the eastern face of Mt. Clough. The upper...
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Black Mountain (Benton): 9/14/20
Took the afternoon off on a cool, crisp late summer day and climbed the mellow Black Mountain Trail to enjoy the expansive views from the open quartzite ledges of this marvelous 2830-ft. peak, one of...
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Moriah Brook and the Bugs Bunny Slide: 9/16/20
 A memorable 12-hour adventure with Thom Davis in the Wild River Wilderness. After a four mile approach on the Moriah Brook Trail, we bushwhacked up a NW tributary to the big slide unleashed on the NE...
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Kearsarge North Via Weeks Brook Trail: 9/22/20
 Took the longer and less-used way to the wide views atop Kearsarge North, the prominent peak just outside North Conway that looks and hikes bigger than its 3268-ft. elevation. On the way back I made a...
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Mt. Moriah via Pea Brook Slide: 9/24/20
On a warm early fall day I teamed up with Thom Davis for a memorable trek on Mt. Moriah. From the end of a short, unofficial trail to the picturesque Shelburne Basins, we bushwhacked up the long,...
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Foliage at Downes Brook: 9/28/20
Took an afternoon off for a quick walk up Downes Brook Trail and a leisurely wander up the broad lower ledge slabs of the 1890s Downes Brook Slide on the north side of Mt. Passaconaway. The reward was...
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Mount Cube: 10/1/20
Carol and I enjoyed a fine hike to Mt. Cube (2909 ft.), an excellent viewpoint in the town of Orford on the SW edge of the White Mountains. The open quartzite ledges at the mountain's south and north...
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Three Ponds from the North: 10/6/20
The broad basin between Carr Mountain and Mt. Kineo in the southwestern Whites is a small but very attractive wild area, dotted with ponds and wetlands and cloaked largely in a fine northern hardwood...
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