There’s Gold in Them There Hills – David Dana Forest (August 21, 2013)
Who knew that the White Mountains once had an active gold mine? Ok, active as in 1800’s and closed in 1885, but none the less, there is gold in the […]
Blood, Tears and a few F-bombs, a hike up Mt. Crescent (April 18, 2013)
Our morning started off like any other morning we have in the White Mountains, debating what to hike for the day. Mike suggested Imp Face, I suggested Mt. Crescent. I […]
Boy Mountain – Time to Emerge from Hibernation (April 17, 2013)
Well I’ve been hibernating since September due to my incident on Mt. Willard that landed me in the ER. I needed a little elevation gain today to find my hiking […]
Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge – Grounded (Oct. 6, 2012)
Our morning began sipping coffee, listening to the loons and watching the light play on Forest Lake. I have recently been grounded by my two cardiologists, after the little stint […]
Mt. Willard – Sept. 22, 2012 An Ending to Remember
We had decided on a small hike. Mike was recovering from dental surgery and we needed something simple. We thought a return visit to Mt. Willard would be the […]
Mt. Jefferson Attempt – Sept 16, 2012
Sunday was our day to bag another peak. As I’ve stated before we are not doing THE list, but if we happen to hit one of the 48 4,000 footers […]
Dome Rock – Sept 15, 2012
We watched the forecast for Saturday and knew we needed to stay below treeline. We also needed a “warm-up” hike to wake the legs up for a longer, more strenuous […]
Mt. Washington (August 23, 2012)- The Rock Pile I Needed to Conquer
Throughout my life I’ve taken trips to the White Mountains and have gazed upon the looming Mt. Washington. In the past three years, Mike and I have had the opportunity […]
Falls in the River Trail – A Connecticut Girl Discovers the North of the River (August 22, 2012)
I grew up in Connecticut, always fascinated by the length of the Connecticut River. I love that it forms the boundary line between Vermont and New Hampshire. Today we needed […]
Mt. Liberty-A View for All (Aug. 20, 2012)
Today we hiked to Mt. Liberty with new hiking friends, Amy and her dad Paul. Amy and I have been facebook friends, living in the same state, but had never […]
Mt. Potash-Complete with Moose Encounter (Aug. 18, 2012)
I was lucky as a child to grow up playing in the woods. I spent endless hours following trails, jumping brooks and exploring the forest around me. I am happiest […]
Mt. Garfield (July 19, 2012)
I’m not an official peakbagger, rather a seeker of views. It can be a full 360 views, a glimpse of vistas, windows of trees that frame a view or a […]
What’s Worse Than Black Flies On the Trail?
A beautiful June morning of sunshine and warmth would be ideal for a hike in the White Mountains. We decided on Pierce. We knew that the weather would call forth […]
Game Playing Saves Lives
This weekend we were determined to be foot hiking in New Hampshire, after we spent last weekend car hiking. Our goal was Falling Waters Trail to Little Haystack Mountain to […]
Goals
Our goal was to hike Mount Eisenhower and Pierce in the White Mountains this weekend. It was a simple goal to fulfill until Mother Nature decided we needed to change […]