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Scouting Little Monadnock

Posted on October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

That’s right, “Little” Monadnock. Not to be confused with its big brother lying to the northeast. I heard about this mountain for the first time when I started searching for some of the other Monadnocks in New Hampshire, and I always wondered about it. Everybody who hikes mountains knows about Monadnock Mountain, and hikers in…

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The Wonderful Welch-Dickey Loop

Posted on September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

One of my favorite climbs over the past year was the Welch-Dickey Loop. I’d been hearing about it for years, but the stars never aligned for me to try it until this past December. On New Year’s Eve to be specific. I was up in the north country with family for a post-holiday vacation, and…

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Mount Pierce: My Favorite 4000-Footer

Posted on September 25, 2025September 26, 2025

At least I think it is. Let’s just say I’ve always had great luck on Pierce. And I’m not just saying that because it’s named after the only U.S. President to come from New Hampshire. Nope. I’m saying it because the trail up always runs well for me, and I’ve always had incredible views from…

ferns on the b&m trail

Tracking Horse on the B&M Trail

Posted on September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

Today I revisited a trail I had been to before but couldn’t remember its details or when I went there. I just had a feeling I’d been there before. My memory clicked in, though, when we arrived at our first pile of horse crap. Oh right, I forgot about that. The B&M Trail cuts its…

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