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South Side of Mount Whiteface: 10/18/24
The south side of the Sandwich Range beckons in mid-October, as foliage tends to hang on later here than it does up in the central and northern Whites. I always enjoy the McCrillis Trail - the quiet...
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Southwest Slide, Mount Osceola: 10/23/24
On a sunny, balmy October day with temperatures rising into the 70s, I returned to one of my favorite slides - the impressive Southwest Slide on Mount Osceola. The slide, which fell during Hurricane...
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Passaconaway Cutoff: 10/25/24
I had a cool, sunny day for the fall maintenance trip on Passaconaway Cutoff, the adopted trail of the AMC Four Thousand Footer Committee. We maintain this trail under the White Mountain National...
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Kettles Path: 10/28/24
I had a sunny, crisp late October day for the fall maintenance trip on the Kettles Path, a one-mile-long trail I adopted through a cooperative program of the Waterville Valley Athletic &...
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Walker Ravine: 10/31/24
The day was a Halloween treat: wall to wall sun and temperatures soaring into the 70s. At this time of year, a southwestern exposure provides the most sunshine. A combination of a partial hike up the...
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Liberty-Haystack Slide: 11/7/24
November is a fine time for bushwhacking in the leafless woods. After wandering into Walker Ravine under Mount Lafayette the week before, I decided to re-visit another secluded nook of the Franconia...
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Little East Pond: 11/11/24
Took a mid/late afternoon hike to one of my favorite ponds on Veteran's Day. (Veterans, thank you for your service!) Â Â The section of Little East Pond Trail that follows the century-old grade of the...
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Tripyramid South Slides: 11/13/24
On a sunny, crisp November day - the opening day for deer rifle season - I wanted to hike in a south-facing area where there would likely be no hunters. I had hoped to head up to the southwest slide on...
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Mad River Notch: 11/18/24
On a day that turned out better than predicted, I started late morning from the Livermore trailhead in Waterville Valley and headed north on Greeley Ponds Trail for a ramble into Mad River Notch. A...
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Southwest Slide, Mt. Liberty: 11/20/24
This day of sunny skies and 50ish temperature was a gift from the weather gods, two-thirds of the way through November. I chose a familiar trail-and-bushwhack route that would maximize sun exposure - a...
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Baum Conservation Area: 11/25/24
On a sunny, crisp late November afternoon, Carol and I drove down to Hanover for a fun geocaching loop on the trails of the Baum Conservation Area. This tract on the SE side of Moose Mountain is...
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Timber Camp Trail and Beyond: 11/27/24
After morning snow showers ended and skies began to clear, I headed down to Waterville Valley for a hike up the Timber Camp Trail, which offers unusual views of the Mad River Notch area and a great...
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SW Ridge, Mount Liberty: 12/2/24
In the wake of the Thanksgiving snowfall, I headed up to the SW ridge of Mount Liberty for my first snowshoe bushwhack of the season. The attractions of this route included expansive hardwood forests...
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Afternoon Snowshoe at Lafayette Brook: 12/6/24
After morning errands and packing up mail orders, I took the afternoon off for a favorite short snowshoe bushwhack partway up the ridge on the north side of Lafayette Brook to an obscure viewpoint....
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Old Bridle Path Snowshoe: 12/9/24
I had a few hours free for a snowshoe jaunt before snow moved in late afternoon. I headed up to Franconia Notch with the idea of probing farther up the ridge north of Lafayette Brook, if I could follow...
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Lafayette Brook Ledges: 12/13/24
After the big rainstorm and subsequent freeze, I figured many trails would present an unpleasant mix of conditions. I was hoping that the snow off-trail had consolidated and would provide some good...
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2024: The Year in Landslides
A retrospective on landslide exploring in 2024, with one slide photo for each month. For a thorough history and documentation of White Mountain slides, see our Google doc, Landslides of the White...
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Late Afternoon at Lafayette Brook: 12/23/24
With a 2:30 pm start on a cold, gray day, I didn't have time to venture too far into the woods. So I returned to the ridge on the north side of Lafayette Brook for another snowshoe bushwhack, seeking...
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Scenes from Cape Cod: 12/27-12/28/24
A few photos from from walks Carol and I enjoyed during our annual Christmas sojourn on Cape Cod visiting with extended family.View of the Atlantic from the Marconi Wireless site in Wellfleet, Cape Cod...
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Avalanche Ravine: 1/3/25
Three weeks removed from my last all-day hike, I opted for a longtime favorite winter trek, out to Avalanche Ravine on the NW side of North Tripyramid. Out there I hoped to find some good off-trail...
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