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Summit of Cannon Mountain

Hiking Cannon Mountain: Harder Than You’d Think

“On Cannon I felt a belonging that I hadn’t quite experienced before—like nothing else mattered except my breath and my feet and the need to move. That my body was working with the mountain instead of against it or in spite of it.” — from 4000s by 40 These photos reflect the experiences in Chapter 7…

View from Starr King

Mount Waumbek & Starr King: A Peaceful White Mountains Hike

“Because mountains are where few people journey, and it’s this lack of people that can make the earth feel new again. Discoverable again.” — from 4000s by 40 The photos on this page coincide with Chapter 6 from 4000s by 40, in what was one of the most peaceful days I’ve ever had in the White Mountains….

Wide View from Mount Tom

Mount Tom: A Great Winter Hike in the White Mountains

“Having the right equipment at my fingertips was liberating. Walking beneath the snow-capped trees, my mind free to turn its attention to the world around me, I had the sense that this was, finally, how my journey was supposed to be.”— from 4000s by 40 The photos on this page coincide with Chapter 5 from 4000s by…

View of Mount Osceola

Hiking East Osceola: Steep Climbs, Ice, and Another Failed Summit

“It wasn’t the thrill of the climb that snapped me awake, but knowing that I was heading back to the place where I first remember feeling profound love.”— from 4000s by 40 The photos on this page coincide with Chapter 3 from 4000s by 40, where I really wished I had brought microspikes—and also failed another…

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Love the mountains? 4000s by 40 is a story of missteps, hard-earned lessons, and the mountains that shape us.
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