Hillstomping Update

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October 26, 2010 Hillstomping Update

See the full gallery on posterous Awesome day for a late Fall hike in the Whites with The Oz Man. Clear trail until the ridge then about 4″ of slushy snow. Gaitors a must! Clear views on and off, depending on cloud blowage. Summit proper was engulfed in a cloud but good views elsewhere. Up [...]

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A brisk Autumn day with gusty …

September 20, 2010 Hillstomping Update

A brisk Autumn day with gusty winds and forever views from the top of the Ragged Mtn. ski area today. The cooler … http://post.ly/ylQg

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Magical Mistery Tour on Franco…

September 18, 2010 Hillstomping Update

Magical Mistery Tour on Franconia Ridge with Amazing Sunset on the Old Bridal Path http://post.ly/yM8k

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Mt. Niphon and Sunset on the G…

September 18, 2010 Hillstomping Update

Mt. Niphon and Sunset on the Gulfside Trail http://post.ly/yFFe

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Magical Sunset on Old Bridal P…

September 18, 2010 Hillstomping Update

Magical Sunset on Old Bridal Path http://phanfare.com/t/N27jo

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Hiking with the Happy Heads ht…

September 14, 2010 Hillstomping Update

Hiking with the Happy Heads http://post.ly/xYfS

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Sunapee Spine Labor Day Hike h…

September 6, 2010 Hillstomping Update

Sunapee Spine Labor Day Hike http://phanfare.com/t/WE1C8

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Hanging on North Kinsman with …

August 30, 2010 Hillstomping Update

Hanging on North Kinsman with Mah Boyz http://post.ly/ueU7

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Hiking up Mt Sunapee. Too nice…

August 28, 2010 Hillstomping Update

Hiking up Mt Sunapee. Too nice a day to have my face stuck in a compooter screen. Looking north Mt Sunapee and beyond. http://post.ly/uGeu

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High Altitude Icemaker Service Call on Franconia Ridge

January 23, 2010 Hillstomping Update

Oh, the places the Samurai doth go to service broken appliances. This place had 50 mph gusts and -15°F temps. Can you believe this was a broken icemaker call? And there was no way to get my service van up there– believe me, I tried! No, I had to trudge four miles up the mountain [...]

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Trail Break

January 19, 2010 Hillstomping Update

All this appliance repair talk is eating my brain! I’ve uploaded some pics from a few of my winter hikes this season. Best viewed in fullscreen mode. Turn your speakers up and click the thumbnail images below to watch the slideshows. Enjoy! Mt. Cardigan   Mt. Moosilauke   Southern Saints Romp (Mt. Antipas and Webster [...]

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Winter Hiking Appliance

January 12, 2010 Hillstomping Update

    Craters in the snow, three feet deep on wintry trail– postholing bonehead.  

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Samurai’s Appliance Repair Photo Galleries

June 8, 2006 General Appliance Wisdom

After you’ve been kicking around the Web a while, you find that you’ve scattered your photo albums among several photo-sharing websites. As newer, slicker photo storing websites come available, you start using them; I never bother to transfer my photos from the older sites, waaay too tedious and, besides, I have important things to do, [...]

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Hillstomping Update: Ragged Mountain, 10032005

October 3, 2005 Hillstomping Update

My Three Nads: Samenilla, Stephenitza, and Bubba on Ragged Mountain’s Eastern Summit (click to enlarge) Autumn Takes Root at Ragged Mountain in Danbury, NH (click to enlarge) Brown, Smudgy Smog Layer Settles in Over the White Mountains (click to enlarge) Report from the Trail, Part 1 Report from the Trail, Part 2 (Part 3 was [...]

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Hillstomping Update: Mt. Madison 07282005

August 10, 2005 Hillstomping Update

Had another break in the heat and humidity so I headed off to the Northern Presidential range (“The Prezzies,” in native-speak) of the White Mountains for some mountain-made eye candy. After hiking all summer in 80 and 90 degree heat saturated with humidity, I had almost forgotten how it feels to hike in crisp, cool [...]

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