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 MOUNT ISRAEL: 8/24/16My brother Drew was up at AMC's Three Mile Island Camp on Lake Winnipesaukee, and we hadn't hiked together for almost a year, so we rendezvoused in Holderness and headed up to...
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BLUEBERRY MOUNTAIN (BENTON): 8/30/16I took a morning hike up this nice ledgy peak in the Benton Range via the longer western approach to check the trail configuration after several years of logging....
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A PAIR OF MORNING HIKESIt was great to get out on two recent beautiful mornings...EAST PONDS LOOP: 9/2/16A fun morning hike to East Pond and Little East Pond with my brother Drew and my nephew Mike,...
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THE HEART OF THE MAHOOSUCS: 9/7/16A long day (and evening) traversing Mt. Carlo, the three peaks of Goose Eye Mountain, and Fulling Mill Mountain with my friend Mark Klim. This section of the Mahoosuc...
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PONDICHERRY JOURNEYSOver the last few days I've enjoyed two hikes into the interesting and scenic Pondicherry region on the northern edge of the White Mountains. On Friday afternoon, 9/10, I wandered...
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 WILD RIVER HEADWATERS: 9/15/16Starting from the end of Carter Notch Road in Jackson, I checked a few things out on the Bog Brook Trail and on the Wild River Trail in Perkins Notch, then bushwhacked...
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THE LONG WAY TO HANCOCK NOTCH: 9/20/16On another fine sunny day I hiked from the Kanc Highway up to Hancock Notch - the broad gap between Mt. Hancock and Mt. Huntington - via the Sawyer River and...
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SOUTH MOAT: 9/22/16A sunny afternoon hike to one of the best of the "52 With a View" peaks. Though it's only 2,770 ft. high, the climb to South Moat packs a punch with 2,200 ft. of elevation gain in 2...
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THE BACK DOOR TO MIZPAH: 9/26/16On a spectacularly clear fall day, Mark Klim and I took the long route from the Dry River Valley to Mizaph Spring Hut and Mount Pierce, 6.8 miles to the summit. The...
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TWO TRAILS RENEWED: 9/29/16On a fine sunny day I hiked two trails that have seen major improvements this year.On the east side of Hurricane Trail on the south ridge of Mt. Moosilauke, the Dartmouth...
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2016 WHITE MOUNTAIN CROPWALK-- WEST ROYCE/BASIN RIM/WILD RIVER LOOP: 10/2/16On a misty fall morning, six of us gathered at the Wild River Road for the 28th annual White Mountain Cropwalk, a "hike for...
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COOLEY HILL TRAVERSE, 10/4/16I joined Linda Moore for a hike up the Jericho Road Trail to Cooley Hill, a former firetower peak on the western edge of the Whites, then took a new ridgecrest trail across...
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OWL'S HEAD: 10/6/16October is the best time in the western Pemi Wilderness, and the long trek to Owl's Head is always a memorable experience. I hadn't been to the summit in 10 years, and wanted to...
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THREE PONDS LONG LOOP: 10/11/16On a gorgeous October day I enjoyed a trail-and-bushwhack loop through the hardwood-rich Three Ponds area between Carr Mountain and Mount Kineo. This small but expansive...
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OUT AND ABOUT AROUND CRAWFORD NOTCH: 10/14/16I spent a crisp, chilly day (that cleared off beautifully after morning clouds) checking out a few trails from the Cog Railway down to the Sawyer River...
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CRYSTAL MINE TRAIL: 10/18/16On a glorious October afternoon (at least north of the notches), I checked out a new Randolph Mountain Club trail that leads to an old quartz crystal mine in the Randolph...
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PHILBROOK FARM TRAILS: 10/19/16 Another grand October day, much of which I spent rambling around trails in the lower southern Mahoosucs in Shelburne. These trails are centered around the historic...
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ALBANY MOUNTAIN AREA: 10/24/16A cold, blustery day for visiting one of the best sub-2000-foot viewpoints in the Whites and a few other places on the eastern fringe of the Whites. Snow-free trails and...
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LONE OAK TRAIL & LAKE CONSTANCE: 10/26/16 On a raw gray day I took two short hikes to interesting destinations on the western edge of the Whites.This short, steep trail just outside of Woodsville...
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LOWER ACTEON RIDGE: 11/8/16On an unusually balmy November day, I enjoyed an entertaining loop to ledges on Bald Knob and Acteon Peak at the lower end of Sandwich Mountain's Acteon Ridge. A combination...
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