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North Twin via North Slide: 8/10/21
 I joined longtime bushwhacking partner Cath Goodwin for a full-day adventure ascending North Twin Mountain via a long trailless valley, the mountain's impressive north slide, and a thick bushwhack on...
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Hot Morning in Mad River Notch: 8/13/21
On this sunny hot, humid day it was actually fairly cool when I started at 8 am, but it was mighty toasty when I came out a little before 1 pm. On this hike into Mad River Notch I bushwhacked up to...
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Rambling 'Round Chocorua: 8/16/21
Headed down to the Paugus Brook valley between Mts. Chocorua and Paugus to check out two trail relocations - one short and one long - recently completed by the White Mountain Trail Collective. In the...
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A Day on Mt. Webster: 8/24/21
 A hot and humid, partly sunny day with views galore on Mt. Webster, the impressive peak that forms the east side of Crawford Notch with its long line of cliffs, slabs and slides. I began with a short...
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Late Summer Morning on Downes Brook Slide: 8/27/21
Took a quiet morning walk on the Downes Brook Trail and went off-trail partway up the Downes Brook (Passaconaway) Slide.Sylvan beauty at the base of the slide.Cascade and pool.Tis the season for...
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Cliffs of Bond: 8/31/21
 I was overdue for a re-visit to the incomparable summit of Bondcliff, or the Cliffs of Bond, as they were referred to in bygone days. At 18.2 miles round trip it's a long slog, but the precious time...
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Potash Mountain: 9/3/21
AÂ morning hike to one of the best of the smaller peaks, 2700-ft. Potash Mountain, with terrific close-up views of the Sandwich Range high peaks. "The Potash is a singular little mountain, whose top...
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Mt. Pierce & Mt. Eisenhower: 9/7/21
I headed up to the familiar Crawford Path on a cool, cloudy morning with the peaks socked in, but there was promise of clearing by afternoon. In addition to looking for views, I wanted to check out...
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Highwater Trail Adventure: 9/14/21
For the second edition of the AMC White Mountain Guide in a row, the Highwater Trail along the Wild River needed to be visited due to major washouts from a storm. Last time it was damage from Tropical...
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Mts. Starr King & Waumbek, and a Visit to the Waumbek Slide: 9/16/21
 I headed for the Starr King Trail for a day on the Pliny Range, with sunny skies after morning fog, and cool, clear air for good visibility. The parking lot has been expanded since my last visit here...
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Castle Ravine Ramble: 9/20/21
A gorgeous end-of-summer day found me wandering into one of my favorite locales in the Presidentials - the wild, less-visited glacial cirque known as Castle Ravine, enclosed by Mt. Jefferson's...
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Mount Paugus: 9/29/21
On a cool fall morning I headed over to the Paugus Road trailhead on the south side of the Sandwich Range for a loop hike over the south summit of Mt. Paugus to revisit the rough Old Paugus Trail and...
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Beaver Brook Cascades: 10/1/21
 A quick morning jaunt partway up one of the great waterfall trails in the Whites. Always a treat during foliage season. The first cascade is just 0.4 mile/200 feet up from the trailhead and is a fine...
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Slides and Foliage: 10/6/21 & 10/7/21
 Took two days off to enjoy some slide bushwhacking and near-peak foliage viewing.The first trip was a return visit to the big SW Slide on Mt. Osceola. I enjoyed some nice foliage walking along...
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Mount Whiteface Loop: 10/12/21
On a glorious sunny, balmy October day, I hiked a great loop over Mt. Whiteface via Dicey's Mill Trail, Rollins Trail and Blueberry Ledge Trail. I checked out some recent improvements on the Dicey's...
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South Tripyramid: 10/14/21
Mid-October is a prime time for walking through hardwoods, when the forest is golden overhead and underfoot. One of my favorite hardwood routes follows the Livermore Trail and Mount Tripyramid Trail...
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Hedgehog Mountain: 10/19/21
Fall maintenance on my adopted west section of the UNH Trail, from the trailhead to the 2532-ft. summit.It was a windy, chilly, unsettled day, with fairer weather to the east and south and fouler to...
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2021 White Mountain Crop Hunger Walk: Rattlesnake-Squam Range Loop
 On Friday, October 22nd four of us enjoyed a cool, cloudy fall day (with a bit of sun) for the 33rd annual White Mountain Crop Hunger Walk, a "hike for hunger" that benefits the programs of Church...
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Passaconaway Cutoff: 10/28/21
I lucked out with a fine sunny late October day for some fall maintenance on the Passaconaway Cutoff, the adopted trail of the AMC Four Thousand Footer Committee. It was 27 degrees at the start but...
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Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge: 10/29/21
The gentle trails of Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson and Whitefield, on the north side of the Whites, offer some of the most scenic walking in the Whites. Just what I was looking for...
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