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Owl's Head (Cherry Mountain): 8/6/24
With the humidity finally breaking, I took the afternoon off to make the stiff climb up the Owl's Head Trail to the ledges of Owl's Head (the north spur of Cherry Mountain), one of the great viewing...
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North Percy Peak: 8/8/24
After a potential bushwhack into the Roberts Brook valley on the south side of Long Mountain (Nash Stream Forest) was foiled by a gated and posted logging road, I went with Plan B, a climb of nearby...
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Long Mountain Exploration: 8/13/24
On a dry, partly sunny day I returned to the Stark area for a real North Country adventure. A few days earlier I had scouted a potential route into the remote Roberts Brook valley between the main mass...
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Tunnel Brook Notch: 8/23/24
After five days spent hanging around home with a bout of Covid, symptoms were diminishing and I had a negative test. A beautiful sunny day prompted me to get out for a moderate hike away from the...
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West Sleeper Slide: 8/27/24
Still feeling some after effects from a recent bout of Covid, I opted for a familiar, moderately strenuous trail-and-bushwhack trek to the big 2011 slide on the NE side of West Sleeper, deep in the...
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Mount Moosilauke Loop: 8/29/24
Between the humidity and wildfire smoke, there have been few days this summer with long-distance visibility. So when the Mount Washington Observatory reported 90-mile visibility on this cool, partly...
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Adirondacks: Evening Walk to Owen Pond, 9/3/24
 A forecast calling for a string of sunny late summer days prompted Carol and I to make last-minute plans for a quick getaway to the Adirondacks. We headed out mid-morning on Tuesday and several hours...
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Adirondacks: East Slides of Giant Mountain, 9/4/24
 Twenty-five years ago, my good friend Mike Dickerman and I hiked to a large open crag in the Giant Mountain Wilderness known as Owl Head Lookout. The view up the remote valley of Roaring Brook to the...
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Adirondacks: Honeymoon Bushwhack Revisited, 9/5/24
On the afternoon of our second of two full days in the Adirondacks, Carol and I headed south down NY Route 73 from Keene Valley NY 73 to the unmarked start of a herd path that leads up along the South...
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Exploring the East Side of Mount Resolution: 9/10/24
It had been a while since I had been over to the Montalban Ridge area, and the bowl-like basin on the east side of Mount Resolution caught my eye. A 1939 aerial photo reveals several old slides...
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Wild River Ramble: 9/12/24
I had a craving for a helping of Wild River Wilderness. With the Wild River Road approach from the north closed due to storm damage, the best option was to hike in from the south off Carter Notch Road...
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Southeast Ledges, Mount Moriah: 9/17/24
Continuing on a Wild River Wilderness theme, I climbed the Stony Brook Trail to the col between Mount Moriah and Imp Mountain, scouted out my route from a ledge on the Carter-Moriah Trail, then dropped...
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East Fork, Downes Brook Slide: 9/19/24
The Downes Brook Slide (aka Passaconaway Slide) came crashing down off the north slope of Mount Passacaonaway in the early 1890s and for many years was a major part of the route from Albany Intervale...
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Gale River Slide/East Garfield Loop: 9/24/24
I headed into the Gale River Valley for a hike that combined an approach up the Gale River Trail, a climb up the 1954 Gale River Slide, a bushwhack to the Garfield Ridge Trail from the top of the...
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Dry River Valley: 9/27/24
The Dry River Valley has long held a special fascination for me. This huge basin on the south side of Mt. Washington, between the Southern Presidentials and Montalban Ridge, has an aura of remoteness,...
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Hellgate Brook & Guitar Slide: 10/1/24
Early October is my favorite time to venture into the western lobe of the Pemigewasset Wilderness. The preponderance of hardwoods in the valleys and on the lower slopes makes for great foliage viewing...
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Foliage & Tripyramid South Slides: 10/3/24
The walk out to the South Slides of Mount Tripyramid is a favorite of mine at any time of year. It's especially rewarding during foliage season since most of the approach is through a glowing hardwood...
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Foliage Walk & East Fork, Tripyramid North Slide: 10/8/24
With a 1:00 pm start after a morning appointment, I figured I would still have time for a long foliage walk out the easygoing Livermore Trail to the NW side of Mount Tripyramid. My plan was to head up...
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Mount Clough Slides: 10/11/24
At any time of year, Tunnel Brook Notch, the deep gap between Mount Moosilauke and Mount Clough, is one of my favorite places in the White Mountains. It especially shines during foliage season. Much of...
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Tunnel Brook North: 10/16/24
The National Weather Service forecast called for cloudy skies in the AM, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. This was a novel interpretation of "gradually," as the clouds were lower than ever by late...
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