Hiking the New Hampshire 3,000 footers is a quite challenging peakbagging list and there is a very small but tight-knit community of hikers who have completed or are working on it. It also requires a lot of off-trail navigation (bushwhacking) which is something I enjoy. If you are working on the New Hampshire 3000 footers, please drop me a line. I’m …
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A Winter Hike to Mount Garfield
The temperature was in the single digits when I woke on Saturday morning just before dawn. I’d decided to spend the weekend sleeping outside in my tent and -25 degree sleeping bag, while my friends slept all snug and warm inside of Subsig Cabin, a rustic cabin located in Crawford Notch. The thought of sleeping with 14 other hikers in …
Read More »A Winter Hiking Trip to North and Middle Tripyramid Mountains
I led an Appalachian Mountain Club hiking trip to North (4180′) and Middle Tripyramid (4140′) Mountains last weekend. These are two 4,000 footers in the southern section of the White Mountains. linked by a 0.8 mile ridge. South Tripyramid (4100′), the third “Tri” is not an official 4,000 footer on the AMC White Mountain 4,000 footer list so it’s often …
Read More »A Winter Hike to Mt Whiteface and Mt Passaconaway
My friend Trey and I climbed up Mt Whiteface (4060′) and Mt Passaconaway (4043′) on Sunday. We hiked the peaks starting from the Ferncroft trailhead in Wonolancet, hiking up via the Blueberry Ledge cutoff, the Blueberry Ledge Tr, the Rollins Trail, and back via the Dicey Mill Trail. These trails form a loop around one of the few old growth …
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