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…
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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…
The Everest Question
Anyone who has caught the mountain bug has either been asked or asked themselves if they would like to climb Everest someday. And at a guttural level, especially in our younger days, we’d probably say, yes, of course. Why not?! But over time, I’ve found that definitelies can turn into probablies, and then no-way-at-alls. First…
Waiting for My Change
“Fifteen dollars,” he said,
which widened my eyes.
I knew there’d be a fee
but the amount was a surprise.
Reaching for my wallet,
I discovered I had plenty,
for with the receipts,
two ones and a twenty.
Doubting my chances,
I asked if he had change,
believing that way out here
must be too far out of range.
But he took my Andrew Jackson
and ambled to the gate,
returning a fiver
after a short wait.