Nature will do what nature will do. Sometimes it’s a blessing in disguise when you don’t go out.
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Hike up New Ipswich Mountain via the Wapack trail, and you’ll be rewarded with the perfect secret picnic spot with outstanding views!
Garfield Mountain (4,500 feet). Franconia, NH. 2021-02-04 (Thursday.) Via Garfield Trail. 26 dF at the trailhead. Winds were negligible in the trees. Cloudy throughout. Trailhead: 1015. Turnaround: 1400. Car: 1630. Approx 30 minute road walk. There was a snowstorm. Expectations were low. So there was hiking. But no summit was attained. Never mind, there were clouds everywhere, too. One thing I’ll say is that there was no shortage of winter […]
North Twin trail follows fairly easy grades for the first half, and then you get whacked hard in the second half on a fall-line trail. You don’t get to hike the mountain you want. Rather, you hike the mountain you get.
Getting to the Rainbow Trail isn’t necessarily easy. But it’s so worth it.
The Wildcats are fun, but most people know them from the “front” side. What are they like from the other side? Awesome!
Hiking Mahoosuc Notch is a noteworthy achievement for anyone. But is it really as tough as people make it to be?
Mt Tecumseh might not be four thousand feet, but it still carries its weight as well as any four thousand footer.
Many know Pawtuckaway as a place to go bouldering, or to climb the fire tower. But it’s also a good place to reconnect with the woods.
It’s all about where you find it. Your backyard is waiting, and probably has so many things to see and examine.
Happily hiking Hedgehog Mountain in New Hampshire. It was a glorious day on a glorious trail, with glorious views. What more do you need?
The last of winter hiking for this season saw me heading out toward the Sawyer River along an old rail bed.