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I Almost Didn’t Hike
I have been struggling. It started before Charlie passed away, but his passing has made it worse. Charlie was my sweet pup, my companion for 11 years, my longest friendship. I knew it was going to happen sometime soon, I just wasn’t ready to say goodbye. It’s not lost on me the opinion that “he’s…
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To List or Not To List – That is the Question
And Why Winter is the Superior Hiking Season The 48 New Hampshire 4000-Footers is one of dozens of lists that many hikers strive to complete in New England. There’s The Grid, The New England 67, Red Lining, and the Terrifying 25 to name just a few. Some lists come with achievement patches if one is…
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48 Before 48 and Why It’s Okay to Begin Again
I celebrated my 48th birthday last month. A fact you will need for later. For those of you outside the New Hampshire hiking community, when you read or hear about “the 48” or “the 4Ks” or any combination thereof, we are talking about the NH 48 peaks that are above 4,000 feet in elevation. 4,000…
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My WFR Instructor Would Not Be Impressed
Liberty Springs Trail to Mt. Liberty summit. I’ve been here before. A few times actually. Most recently was December 27, 2022. The original plan that day was to hike a smaller summit just to get out in the woods and not get home too late. Hiking anywhere in the White Mountains is a major time…
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You Want to Know Something?
I was voted most likely to succeed when I was a senior in high school. That was 30 years ago. I have succeeded at not being 18 anymore, and I am barely succeeding at raising one. I believe our society tends to look at success in terms of material things – the car you drive,…
Summit Up NH
Outdoor (and indoor) adventures of a NH wanderer.
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