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GOODRICH ROCK: 7/31/17Carol and I took a late afternoon hike to the huge glacial erratic known as Goodrich Rock, tucked into the woods on the lower slope of East Osceola. Hot, humid weather gave way to...
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OLIVERIAN BROOK RAMBLE: 8/2/17
I stayed low on a hot and muggy day with possible t-storms in the forecast (though none materialized where I was). I made a six-mile trail and bushwhack loop to a scenic beaver bog and several cascades...
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MT. PERCIVAL-MT. MORGAN LOOP: 8/9/17
On a warm sunny day, Carol and I enjoyed a leisurely geocaching hike on the classic loop over Mt. Percival and Mt. Morgan in the Squam Range. The trails were surprisingly quiet for August. One of the...
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CHURCH POND: 8/10/17
I enjoyed a hazy, lazy afternoon in the Albany Intervale visiting beautiful Church Pond, one of the easiest hikes in the Whites. Thanks to Carol for watching the store.The Church Pond Trail starts in...
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OWL'S CLIFF: 8/14/17
I hiked to this remote, seldom-visited 2940-ft. peak from the Kanc Highway and spent some time enjoying the great view of the Sandwich Range from its sun-washed ledgy outlook. Thanks to Carol for...
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MOUNT CARDIGAN: 8/17/17
Carol and I enjoyed a sunny, breezy geocaching hike on the iconic peak of west-central New Hampshire. With a crack o' noon start, we ascended via the West Ridge Trail, the easiest and busiest route up...
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GREELEY PONDS: 8/24/17
On a cool, almost fall-like day I joined my brother Drew and my nephew Mike and his girl friend Joy (who live in NYC) for a hike to these old favorites. It was Mike's first visit to Greeley, and Joy's...
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EAST PONDS LOOP: 8/28/17
Carol and I enjoyed a leisurely jaunt to East Pond and Little East Pond on her last day of summer vacation. On this beautiful afternoon we saw no other hikers on the 5-mile loop.Late summer wildflowers...
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MACK BROOK SLIDE (SCAR RIDGE): 8/30/17
Mark Klim and I bushwhacked two miles up the Mack Brook valley on the south side of Scar Ridge to the big gravelly slide under the summit. We spent a long time lounging in the sun and enjoying the wide...
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EAST POND TRAIL, 9/
On a murky morning with t-storms predicted for the afternoon, I stayed short and close to home with a hike from Tripoli Road to old favorite East Pond, then continued up to the Osceola-Scar Ridge col...
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LEDGES AROUND RUSSELL POND PEAK: 9/7/17 & 9/12/17
I enjoyed two short bushwhack excursions on 9/7 and another on 9/12 looking for views on the ridges around the road leading up to Russell Pond. 9/7/17On 9/7 I took part of the afternoon off and did two...
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FISHER MOUNTAIN: 9/13/17
On a warm late summer day I enjoyed sunny open ledges and wide views on this close neighbor of well-known Welch and Dickey Mountains.The unofficial trail up Fisher passes through some nice hardwood...
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ZEALAND NOTCH & THOREAU FALLS: 9/18/17
On a humid, partly sunny day I went looking for early foliage color in the scenic Zealand valley, one of the best of all places for fall hiking.Ledges on the Zealand River, just off the Zealand...
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EAST PONDS & SCAR RIDGE VIEW LEDGE, 9/22/17
On a sunny summerlike day, Mark Klim and I bushwhacked to a fine view ledge on a nameless knob on Scar Ridge. Since the launching point was the East Pond Loop, we also enjoyed visits to Little East...
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LAZY DAY AT DOWNES BROOK: 9/26/17
Mark Klim and I opted for a leisurely meander in the Downes Brook valley, well-suited for an uncomfortably hot and humid late September day. Mark at the first crossing of Downes Brook on the Downes...
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POTASH MOUNTAIN: 9/28/17
I returned to an old favorite on a spectacular sunny, crisp, breezy fall day. This 52WAV peak may be the best spot from which to stare into the heart of the Sandwich Range Wilderness.The trail to...
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LINCOLN WOODS FOLIAGE RAMBLE, 10/3/17
I enjoyed a sunny10-mile meander out of Lincoln Woods looking for pockets of color in this drab (up to this point) foliage season, taking in Black Pond, Franconia Falls, and several scenic spots along...
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BALD PEAK: 10/11/17
I hiked up to this ledgy spur of North Kinsman for some fine foliage views and to check on a geocache I'd placed there in 2015.On the way to the trailhead I made a quick stop at Beaver Pond in Kinsman...
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2017 WHITE MOUNTAIN CROPWALK: WATERVILLE BACKCOUNTRY, 10/14/17
 On a cloudy fall morning, seven of us gathered at the Livermore trailhead in Waterville Valley for the 29th annual White Mountain Cropwalk, a "hike for hunger" that benefits the programs of Church...
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SUNNY OCTOBER DAYS
What a week of warm, golden October days! Ideal weather for doing some trail work and enjoying some late foliage.One day Mark Klim and I did the fall maintenance on the west half of the UNH Trail on...
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