Our original plan was to drive to Pittsburgh, NH, about two and a half hours away to hike Mt. Magalloway. However we caved to peer pressure of 1Happy Hiker and fellow hiker, Lisa to hike FR 155 off of Zealand Road. This past week or so both of them hiked in the area and their…
Monday was a hot, hazy and humid hiking day with barely a breeze. We thought a short little hike wouldn’t that require much effort would be perfect for weather conditions like these. We were wrong, any hike in this type of weather requires an effort. Our decision was made to hike Iron Mountain in Jackson…
It was a beautiful day to ramble off to see some falls. We trekked out to Thoreau Falls via Zealand Trail to Ethan Pond Trail to Thoreau Falls Trail to the falls. The first 2.5 miles on the Zealand Trail is a comfortable stroll hopping over rocks, avoiding roots, viewing the occasional peaks to the…
It was a cloudy, drizzly morning, not a day for epic hikes or admiring soaring epic peaks, but a day for a nice meander in the woods by the river. We decided to stroll along the Sam Willey and Saco River Trail. We parked across from the Willey House in Crawford Notch. The clouds had…
I may or may not have broken my little toe last week, so that means a no peak hike. I could finally putting on hiking shoes two days ago and downs are painful, so we had to opt for an easier hike. Hmmm, like most mornings in the Whites for us that means trying to…
Here is Mike’s version: Went up a very long, steep hill. Saw fog. Came down same very long steep hill. Had mud and bugs. I was the grumpy hiking partner . One of those hikes that didn’t do anything for me. Ann’s version: We thought the clouds/fog would lift off of Sugarloaf Mountain. We kept…