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THE BOWL: 2/2/17On a changeable weather day I teamed up with Cath Goodwin for a snowshoe exploration in The Bowl, the fine glacial cirque enclosed by Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway and the Wonalancet...
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DICKEY MOUNTAIN LEDGE-FEST, 2/6/17Â After a late night savoring the Patriots' incredible comeback win, I enjoyed a leisurely bushwhack on the west side of Dickey Mountain taking in several spacious,...
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BALD KNOB LEDGES: 2/10/17After a gloomy, bitter morning of wind fog and snow mist, the afternoon weather was still cold and windy - but also bright and sunny - for a 4 1/2 mile snowshoe bushwhack loop...
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WINTER PERFECTION ON MOUNT TECUMSEH: 2/14/17A snowshoe climb of an old standby...temps in the 20s, zero wind, a softly packed snowshoe track, a snow-caked forest, sharp-edged views...winter at its...
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NOON PEAK: 2/17/17I enjoyed excellent snowshoeing and views on this afternoon climb, short (3.4 miles round trip) but steep (1600-ft. ascent) on the Sandwich Mountain Trail. Thanks to the trio of...
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FIRST SISTER: 2/21/17It was a good day for views up on the ridge of Mt. Chocorua! I Microspiked up the familiar Champney Falls Trail, went partway up the cone of Mt. Chocorua until it got icy, then...
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DOWNES BROOK SLIDE: 2/23/17An amazing spring-like day proved ideal for a climb up the snowy slabs of the Downes Brook Slide on the northern flank of Mt. Passaconaway. This slide came crashing down in...
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 TECUMSEH RAPIDS & WHITTEN WOODS: 2/27/17Carol and I enjoyed two short hikes today, the first in search of a "lost cascade" at the base of Mt. Tecumseh, the second at the new Whitten Woods...
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OSCEOLA BROOK: 3/3/17Taking advantage of a beautiful winter day with perfect hardpack snowshoe bushwhacking conditions, Carol and I enjoyed a leisurely bushwhack almost halfway up Osceola Brook on the...
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OSCEOLA BROOK SLIDES: 3/6/17It was a gorgeous day - sunny and starting out cold but rising into the 30s - for a scrappy bushwhack up the Osceola Brook ravine with Mark Klim. Our ultimate objective was...
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 LOWER SE RIDGE OF EAST OSCEOLA: 3/10/17With great firm snow conditions off-trail, a hardwood bushwhack beckoned. After some photo and Google Earth research, I chose the lower part of the long ridge...
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SOUTH SLIDE - MT. OSCEOLA: 3/13/17It was a fine late winter day for a bushwhack with Mark Klim to the huge slides that fell on the south side of Mt. Osceola during Hurricane Carol in 1954. An amazing...
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EAST OSCEOLA SLAB & CLIFFS: 3/17/17A bright sunny day found me wandering through the new snow to a couple of neat spots on the steep flank of East Osceola.It was a gorgeous day to be in the woods,...
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OLIVERIAN BROOK & HEDGEHOG MOUNTAIN: 3/20/17It was a glorious first day of spring! I bailed on a trip up to Mt. Passaconaway and settled on the always-rewarding loop over Hedgehog Mountain.I had...
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NORTHWEST SLIDES, MOUNT OSCEOLA: 3/23/17Mark Klim and I enjoyed a midwinter-type day with great snowshoeing conditions for a bushwhack to the western slides on the north face of Mt. Osceola. It was...
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OSCEOLA DOGLEG SLIDE: 3/30/17Mark Klim and I enjoyed a spectacular early spring day for trip #4 in our Osceola slide snowshoe bushwhack series. The Dogleg, which crashed down during a big rainstorm in...
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SOUTH SLIDE & TALUS ON EAST OSCEOLA: 4/3/17On a gorgeous early spring day I visited another Osceola slide - one that dates back to 1897 - and a lonesome talus slope, both on the flank of East...
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FLETCHER'S CASCADES: 4/5/17This snowshoe trek on a generally gloomy afternoon turned out to be somewhat of a sufferfest, breaking trail through deep, heavy, wet snow and getting soaked by a dripping...
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LOOKING FOR SPRING ON ACTEON RIDGE: 4/10/17Longing for signs of spring on a sunny, 70-degree day, I headed down to the Smarts Brook area, where I figured I could find some bare ground hardwoods on the...
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WHITEFACE & PIPER MOUNTAINS: 4/13/17Catching up on some spring hiking posts after a computer glitch hiatus. On a breezy spring day, Mark Klim and I headed to the Belknaps for some mostly snow-free...
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