The first hour took an hour. The second hour took two. And the third hour took about twenty minutes. At least, that’s how it felt going up and down Cherry Mountain on Saturday. After a solid holiday week of skiing and sledding with a ton of family and friends, I finished vacation off with “a…
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Discovering Surprises on Middle Sister
Yesterday I got the chance to climb Middle Sister, one of New Hampshire’s 52 With a View mountains, on what turned out to be a cold and blustery day. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt the need to bring a face mask and goggles on a climb, and I was very glad I…
A Blustery Day on Mount Monadnock
A buddy and I spent Veterans Day making a loop hike of Kiasticuticus Peak (aka Bald Rock), Mount Monadnock, and Monte Rosa. It took us a little over four hours, maybe four and a half, thanks in large part to the blustery conditions at the summit of Monadnock. As we neared it, several people who…
All Alone on Smarts Mountain
I didn’t expect this. On a beautiful sunny October day, with weather hovering in the high 60s, surely, I thought, someone else would be here. But as I made my way down a dirt road to the start of the Daniel Doan Trail, passing over a couple of wooden bridges that made me wonder if…