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Nancy Cascades, Ponds & Slides: 9/26/23
The Nancy Pond Trail leading out of lower Crawford Notch ascends to one of the most interesting areas in the Whites - a high plateau cradled by peaks of the Nancy Range, harboring a large stand of...
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Checkmark Slide: 9/28/23
A bushwhack exploration of a uniquely-shaped slide on the north side of Peak Above the Nubble, a northern spur of North Twin Mountain that is one of New England's Hundred Highest peaks. The trek also...
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Flat Top Slide: 10/2/23
I spent a golden early October day making a leisurely exploration of the 1954-vintage slide on the east face of Flat Top Mountain (3248 ft.), a wild northeastern spur of Mount Garfield. The Canadian...
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Gorge Brook North Slide: 10/5/23
With an afternoon off, I headed up to the Ravine Lodge trailhead at the base of Mount Moosilauke for a hike into the Gorge Brook valley and a short but steep bushwhack to the northernmost slide on the...
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Pemi Walk & Hancock North Slide: 10/11/23
On a cloudy day I went for a long walk into the Pemigewasset Wilderness, then climbed partway up the northernmost spur of Mount Hancock to an open spot on a 1930s slide, where I found a unique view of...
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2023 CROP Hunger Walk: Moosilauke Grand Tour
On Thursday, October 19th five of us enjoyed a cloudy but pleasant fall day for the 34th annual White Mountain Crop Hunger Walk, a "hike for hunger" that benefits the programs of Church World Service....
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Passaconaway Cutoff: 10/24/23
A crisp morning for the first of two fall trail maintenance trips to the Passaconaway Cutoff, part of the northern route to Mount Passaconaway from the Kancamagus Highway. It's always a pleasure to...
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Late October Ramblings: Cape Cod and Kettles Path
CAPE COD: 10/27-10/29/23Carol and I headed down to the Outer Cape for a fun family visit, which included some walking along sandy Cape trails.My brother Drew, his wife Kate and I spent a few hours...
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Snowshoeing in Avalanche Ravine: 12/14/23
When I saw timbercamp's December 12th NETCÂ report on his snowshoe climb of the North Slide of Mount Tripyramid, I was encouraged by the mention of good snow cover out that way. Avalanche Ravine, the...
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After the Storm
The December 18th rainstorm was certainly one of the most impactful in recent decades. Here's hoping those affected by it are on the road to recovery. This photo shows the East Branch of the...
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West Hitchcock Slide: 12/22/23
With sunny skies, temperatures into the low 30s and bare ground at lower elevations, I headed over to Lincoln Woods for a bushwhack to the small ledgy slide on the west side of Mount Hitchcock's West...
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Scenes from Olde Cape Cod: 12/25-12/27/23
A few photos taken on walks while we were down on Lower Cape Cod enjoying a family visit.Bridge Pond in Wiley Park, Eastham, at dusk on Christmas Day.Moon over Great Pond, Wiley Park, Eastham.One of...
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Crawford Notch Rambling: 1/2/24
Being under the weather from a stubborn holiday cold, I knew my hiking range would be limited on this fine, sunny, early winter day. As luck would have it, my top priority for the first outing of 2024...
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Tripyramid South Slides: 1/5/24
Saddled with a persistent cold but on the upswing, I wasn't sure how far I would want to go on this cold and breezy day. I knew that Livermore Trail and the south end of Mount Tripyramid Trail would be...
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Bald Knob Snowshoe: 1/8/24
Looking to get my snowshoes out from three weeks worth of cold storage, I headed down to the Smarts Brook area where 9 to 10 inches of snow had been reported from the weekend storm. (We had only 5 to 6...
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West Ledges, Dickey Mountain: 1/12/24
After bailing on a long bushwhack out of Lincoln Woods, where snow conditions looked potentially difficult, I headed down to the Welch-Dickey trailhead for a shorter bushwhack out to a wide band of...
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Hardwood Ridge Snowshoe: 1/17/24
After snow removal duties at home (a surprising 7+ inches from Tuesday's snowfall), I undertook an afternoon snowshoe bushwhack up onto the lower end of Hardwood Ridge, a western spur on the southern...
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Gale River Valley Snowshoe: 1/19/24
On a cold day with highs in the teens in the valley I undertook a long snowshoe excursion into the Gale River valley, ending with a bushwhack up to the largest remaining open patch on a narrow...
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Northwest Slides, Scar Ridge: 1/22/24
Chose a fine relatively warm (but not too warm) winter day for a return visit to the lower reaches of the two Northwest Slides on Scar Ridge. This would be my fourth snowshoe bushwhack in the last six...
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Wandering at Lincoln Woods: 1/24/24
After snow removal duties in the morning, Carol and I spent the afternoon wandering along the east side of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River at Lincoln Woods. We traced the route of the...
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