Sometimes you’re in between booking mileage, and something epic.
Hiking
220 posts
You see an easy first couple miles. Then things pitch upward significantly. So what if you add a bitter wind? Can one have fun?
The Twinway heading up from Galehead is one of the steepest trails in the Whites. Is it hard, or just steep?
What kind of a difference can a mile, a week, and half a dozen degrees make? Plenty, of course. But in what way does that matter to a trail?
Finding out why the col north of Bondcliff is interesting takes a lot of time and a lot of leg. Why would you want to go there?
There was a trail not fully formed, a way that needed to be found, a path through the woods that wanted wear. What would I find?
Why is Mt Tom, and by extension, Field and Willey, so attractive? Well, for starters, the trail is moderate, and there are some good views.
Cabot’s summit is viewless, but if you look around, there’s plenty to see. But what about Unknown Pond, in the fog?
Driving through Franconia Notch, I felt a stirring, drawing me to Hale. Why the trail that’s not on the map? Because it’s there.
Sometimes, the trail manifests in curious ways. I’d had a great time last winter, but what about that witch I heard about?
This turned out to be a fair bit longer a trip than I expected. On the whole, this wasn’t a bad thing.
Two years ago, I hiked out to Thoreau Falls from the west, along Ethan Pond trail. Now, let’s see what the eastern half looks like…