After our epic adventure climbing up ladders and down into bolder tunnels during our climb of Mts Morgan & Percival, we headed off to nearby Meredith, NH for Twin Barns Brewing. Not only had we...
The hike up Monadnock and back was a short 3.8 miles, leaving me plenty of time in the day for exploring the surrounding area. Conveniently located just a 15 minute drive from Monadnock State Park is...
It is Mid-Spring, which means the awkward season between ice and mud in the White Mountains. Trying to avoid the mud and soft slushy snow of higher elevations, we elected to climb...
Over the course of my quest to hike each of the New Hampshire 4k footers, I have now hiked quite a few miles along the Appalachian Trail. On a chilled September day, I finally got the chance to hike Moosilauke, the first of the New Hampshire White Mountains most thru-hikers experience on their 2,190 mile quest to...
Today was the day. After years of hiking the lesser peaks of the New Hampshire 48, I was finally ready to hike the ultimate peak - Mt Washington. Really, I don’t know what took me so long to finally climb the tallest peak in the Northeast. Maybe I was...
The sun is shining down on the endless expanse of hills and forests as we’re driving through the Northern White Mountains to Jefferson, NH. The goal is to peakbag yet another 4k footer before the day is through - Mt Waumbek in the Pliny Range, the second Northernmost of the NH48. Today, I am accompanied by...
After hiking Cannon Mountain earlier in the day and hanging out at Iron Furnace, I finally checked into my hotel and got settled. The resort I was staying at was just down the street from One Love Brewery in Lincoln, NH, so naturally...
This past weekend I woke up way too early as normal and headed towards White Mountains National Forest. This time however, I planned to spend a long weekend and attempt my longest backpacking adventure to date...
It is 7:30 am and I’ve arrived in Ferncroft, NH for my day of peakbagging Mt Whiteface and Mt Passaconway. Unlike the other trailheads I’ve been to that typically start at the side of a road or at a campsite, the Blueberry Ledge trail had me cut through private drives - don’t worry, trespassing hikers were welcomed. The Blueberry Ridge trail is part of the “Terrifying 25” - or 25...
A few years back, I started my quest to climb all 48 of the New Hampshire 4,000 footers. Today, I made a major milestone. With my 24th peak summited, I made the halfway mark. We reached the Eisenhower trailhead around 7:30 and started our ascent. Unlike Tecumseh which apparently is a popular climb, we didn’t encounter a single soul until we reached the Crawford path climbing the 4,760 foot mountain a few hours into the hike.