A year later and I find Mt Carrigain is no less strenuous. But on a clear day, the view stretches for miles, and takes in nearly all of the four thousand footers.
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Waumbek is one of the shortest four thousand footers, but also really sweet, and along with its companion Starr-King, doesn’t disappoint.
A year later, I manage almost an exact repeat of the Hancocks. But with much more sunshine, and longer views.
Osceola from Tripoli Road is an easier hike than from Greely Pond. But it’s no less thrilling, especially heading over to East Osceola via the infamous chimney.
Mt Cabot is that odd-duck of the 48. Not particularly high, viewless, and it’s a very long way away. But sometimes that’s exactly what you need.
Make no mistake, the North Slide on Mt Tripyramid is hard. The mountain itself gives no quarter. But if you’re lucky, instead of conquering a trail, you’ll conquer yourself.
Cannon Mountain gives no quarter on the way up or down, regardless of the route taken. But for your struggles, you’re rewarded mightily.
A point-to-point journey across one of the hardest miles on the New Hampshire section of the Appalachian Trail. But as always, “the trail provides.”
On an exceptionally steep trail, yet it was a good day to be out in the mountains. Hiking Moosilauke never gets old.
It was a long day, and it was a wet day. But it was fulfilling type II fun, with the gift of lady slippers at the end. North and South Twin are hard, but very rewarding.
Never quit the trail just because you’re uncomfortable. You never know what you’ll have missed.
After turning back before summiting Sandwich Mountain, I returned half a year later, for a hike that didn’t disappoint.