Castles in the Clouds Part 1: Hiking Mount Roberts & Shaw
On a hot and humid day in late May with the threat of an afternoon rain shower, we arrived at Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough, NH. Situated on the slopes of a mountain overlooking...
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Twin Barns & Twin Terrifying 25s Part 2 – Twin Barns Brewing
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...
Twin Barns & Twin Terrifying 25s Part 1 – Hiking Mt Morgan and Percival
On May 15th, we continued our quest to hike all of New Hampshire’s 52 peaks with a view (WAV) with a trip to the Lakes Region to summit both Mt Morgan and Percival. To make things even more exciting, we also planned to mark off 2 of the trails on the Terrifying 25...
The Granite Roots of Mt Monadnock – Part 2
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...
The Last Chair Up Mt Cube
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...
Adventures Along the Farmington Canal Trail – Counter Weight Brewing
It is early October and I had just biked to Kinsmen Brewing along the Farmington Canal Trail in Connecticut. After having my fill of a delicious lunch and a pint in the sunshine, my destination shifts South to...
Kinsmanship Along the Farmington Canal Trail
It took nearly a year since I started cataloging my brewery trips to finally get to Connecticut. Out of the 6 New England states, I have explored Connecticut the least. My extent of exploring the state has been...
Moosilauke and the Brewhouse of the Dammed
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...
Hikes Up Mt Washington With Views To Share
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...
Bike Adventures on the Cape Cod Rail Trail – Hog Island Beer Co
For those of you thinking that I spent all my time hiking, you might be happy to know that I’m not so one dimensional. In addition to hiking and kayaking, I also enjoy long distance bike rides, especially ones with a brewery at the end of the trail...