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Albany Mountain? “Where the hell is that? What’s wrong with hiking in the White Mountains?” asked my friends. “Albany Mountain is in the White Mountains,” I replied. “The White Mountain National Forest include areas in New Hampshire and Maine.” In fact, some of the wildest and most remote parts of the White Mountains are in Maine. Famous Mahoosuc Notch – …

Accurate navigation, sighting and triangulation with a magnetic compass is a skill that the responsible outdoorsman should never allow to lapse. The accuracy of a magnetic compass and the information presented depends on land characteristics, the quality of the compass, and the ability and knowledge of the hiker. The hiker will experience natural factors and conditions in the backcountry that …

The Wild River Wilderness is the wildest designated wilderness area in the White Mountain National Forest spanning New Hampshire and Maine. I hadn’t been up that way for a few years so I planned a backpacking route that followed the river from the Wild River Campground to its source at No Ketchum Pond at the foot of Carter Dome Mountain …

Mt Moosilauke is a massive mountain located in the southwest corner of the White Mountain National Forest. The main summit has an elevation of 4802′, which makes it the 10th highest mountain on the AMC’s 4000-footer list. My goal on this trip was to summit Moosilauke twice, once from the east, and once from the west, while looping around the …