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Mt Katherine (1380′) is a small peak located south of the Ferncroft Trailhead near the 4000-footer, Mt Whiteface. It’s ringed by a small trail system maintained by the Wonalancet Out Door Club (spelled just like that), on the southernmost border of the White Mountain National Forest. With views of Mt Chocorua, Paugus, Passaconaway, and Whiteface, Mt Katherine provides a unique vantage point to …

What do your favorite guides and guidebooks have in common? Let me guess. They are relevant to where, when, and how you backpack. They are comprehensive, yet succinct, and not so detailed that they spoil your sense of adventure. And their forms and formats are extraordinarily user-friendly. In developing my guide for the Wind River High Route, which I released …

This backpacking gear list is for a 2-3 week Appalachian Trail section hike I’m taking in early spring from northern Virginia and into Pennsylvania. I’ve section hiked over 1250 miles of the Appalachian Trail so far and hope to finish hiking the trail in the next few years at the current rate. For this trip, I’m switching to a hammock because it …

Mt Chocorua is a very popular mountain in the White Mountain National Forest, one that you can climb from many directions and up many different trails. I chose the Hammond Trail and Liberty Trail for this hike because they’re one of the more challenging routes and because I wanted to visit the Jim Liberty cabin which is open and free to …