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Oak Hill, Where Art Thou?

Posted on July 21, 2025July 21, 2025

There are eighteen different Oak Hills in New Hampshire alone. Twenty, if you include White Oak Hill and Red Oak Hill. And these are just the ones I can find documented on Peakbagger.com. I’m sure if I kept looking, I would find others. I imagine the frequently used naming convention came from several towns springing…

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Fumbling About the Mack—Klem Loop

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025

On Sunday I was in the seacoast area, and decided that while I was out that way, I needed to find a hike in the afternoon. After a couple weeks of college touring, work, and a host of other activities keeping me away from the mountains, I was anxious to get back out there again….

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Hatching Plans with the B.I.L.

Posted on July 15, 2025July 14, 2025

It’s time. Time to get out there. My kids are older, and his are getting through the toddler phase. I’m not getting any younger, and he’s not likely to be getting any more sleep for a few years, so there’s no point in waiting anymore. It’s time to go. But where? We thought about Iceland,…

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Kamikaze Bugs in the Belknap Range

Posted on July 14, 2025September 24, 2025

I forgot the bug spray. I thought it was in the truck when I left the house yesterday and failed to double-check. Why, oh why, didn’t I double-check? For the better part of the six miles it takes to do the Mack—Klem loop, ascending two of the twelve major peaks in the Belknap Range, I…

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