2016 – Escape Higher

It doesn’t get much better, on top of Mt Pierce

admin December 31, 2016April 11, 2018 Hikes, NH48, TripReport AMC, Appalachian Trail, butt sledding, Crawford Path, Dayhike, Highland Center, Mizpah Cutoff, Mizpah Spring Hut, Pierce, Sled, snowshoe, Webster Cliff, Winter

Videos and slideshow available: I was, again, invited to go along with a great group of folks destined to take advantage of the 12 inches or more of fresh powder. The goal was simple, find some trails to sled down....

Mt Madison, Take 2

admin November 13, 2016April 11, 2018 Hikes, NH48, TripReport Appalachian Trail, Dayhike, Hiking, Madison, Madison Spring Hut

The sun was shining, or, at least will be. I finally got a day of nice weather. After hitting snooze a couple times, I got up and packed the car and headed north. As usual, I grabbed a coffee for...

A successful failure – Mt Madison

admin November 5, 2016April 11, 2018 Hikes, NH48, TripReport Dayhike, Madison, Windy, Winter

Joel had an opportunity to head to the mountains so I did what I could to go along. Thank you to my kids and parents for tolerating my obsession. I made teh necessary arrangements and began the planning process. We...

Mt Eisenhower and Mt Pierce loop

admin November 2, 2016April 11, 2018 Hikes, NH48, TripReport Dayhike, Eisenhower, Pierce, Wet

We tried to go out the previous weekend, but the weather was expected to be cold and wet. We were able to sync up a day to skip work and go up midweek. The weather looked iffy, but had potential,...

Moose before Moosilauke

admin October 15, 2016April 11, 2018 Hikes, NH48, TripReport Appalachian Trail, Dayhike, Hiking, Moosilauke

The day was starting to look beautiful, I felt energized. Bag packed the night before, all went smooth. Woke up refreshed, hit the road destined for Glencliff Trailhead. I have been using a different phone app for traffic and figured...

Return to the Willey Range

admin October 2, 2016April 11, 2018 Hikes, NH48, TripReport Dayhike, Field, Hiking, Tom, willey, Willey Range

Met up with an old friend who is just starting to count his 48. The weekend weather was looking poor, but chose Sunday, the better of the two. As the sun wasn’t expecting to make an appearance and cloud ceiling...

Arrow slide up to the Hanocks

admin September 17, 2016April 11, 2018 Hikes, NH48, TripReport Arrow Slide, bushwhack, Dayhike, Hiking, Mt Hancock, Slide, South Hancock

I was invited to join a group of friends on a hike up the Hancocks via the Arrow Slide. There was an option to bushwhack over to the old fire tower area of the Northwest Hancock, the descend down the...

Overnight at Owlshead

admin September 4, 2016April 11, 2018 Hikes, NH48, TripReport Bondcliff, Bonds, Galehead, Guyot, Hammock, Hiking, Hut, Lincoln, Overnight, Owlshead, Pemigewasset, South Twin

Had a long holiday weekend with big plans for a relaxing 3 days, 2 nights in the Pemigewasset Wilderness. The only real goal was to hike up Owlshead for another notch in my belt. As this would be a long...

Minimal work for great reward

admin August 20, 2016April 11, 2018 52WAV, Hikes, TripReport 52 with a view, 52WAV, Dayhike, Hiking, Middle Sugarloaf

A beautiful day to share a hike with family. Escorted my son and my sister up to Middle Sugarloaf. I didn’t look at the details of where to park, but had some idea on Zealand Road. I pulled into the...

Isolated finish

admin August 7, 2016April 11, 2018 Hikes, NH48, TripReport Dayhike, Hiking, Mt Isolation, Wet1 Comment

Had the pleasure to join Kevin up Mt Isolation on his last summit completing the NH 48 4000 footers. It was a nice hike at a decent pace to beat the threatening Tstorms. With the possibility of clouds rolling in...