A serendipitous hike up Mts. Adams and Madison today. I caught the weather just right and the mountain gods did grin down upon me, granting me expansive views and temperate hang-time at the summits–every peak bagger’s fervent hope and prayer. Being a beautiful Saturday with ideal hiking conditions, the trail head was jammed [...]

A superlative hillstomp on the three southerly peaks in the Mt. Cardigan range. We were planning on hiking up Mt. Moosilauke today but I forgot I had a dental appointment this morning so we settled on this shorter hike a little closer to home. This is a fine seven-mile, half-day hike that coughs [...]

On the Summit of Little Haystack Mountain

Coming Down From Mt. Lafayette on the Old Bridal Path

Check out all the pictures from this glorious hike.

On Mt. Garfield Summit

Back Down, at the Famous Shell Station in Lincoln

On the Drive Back Home

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Took my little samurai guys hiking up Mt. Flume this past Wednesday. Mt. Flume is one of New Hampshire’s 4,000-footers. I was prepared for them to turn back along the way but, by Gumby, they made it all the way up to the summit. Their first 4,000-footer–woohoo!!!
We got underway at the Lincoln [...]

On the Ragged Mountain Ski Area Summit

On the Main Summit

Ragged Mountain hike,
swattin’ skeeters, pickin’ ticks.
Makes me miss winter.

I did this hike three years ago with some friends and remember it being long (17 miles), exciting (on the open summit of South Kinsman in pouring rain with lightning bolts striking all around us) but not especially painful. Three years ago, it was a long day hiking adventure in the White Mountains. [...]

Headin’ Out
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On Bondcliff Summit
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The Triumphant Return
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Mts. Eisenhower and Pierce, 02/20/2004
Mts. Lafayette, Lincoln, and Little Haystack, 02/02/2004

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Snowy mountain trek,peaks emerge from misty skies.Candy for your eyes..
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A superlative hillstomp last week up Mt. Waumbek, one of New Hampshire’s 48, 4,000-footers. This was number 43 for me–five more to go and I’ll have bagged ‘em all. Then I can die.
Even though it was still October, we got an early foretaste of winter as we hit snow less than a mile [...]

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It was a fine August day for a hike on the famously picturesque Welch and Dickey loop in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. I was hiking up Mt. Dickey, soaking up the sun, enjoying the superlative views and minding my own bidness, when this German Shepherd appeared out of nowhere and took a big bite [...]

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