Recent content by TenPeaks

A year before Irene, a friend and I hiked the entire Rocky Branch/Davis/Isolation loop as an overnight backpack trip. We started/ended on Jericho Rd and went over Stairs then followed the Davis path to Isolation. Along the way we summited Mt. Davis and Isolation then camped out at the...

Date of Hike: 8/9/15 Trail Conditions: Rattle River trail is in great shape. River crossings were easy and there's a couple minor muddy spots. Thanks to the person who made a rock arrow to show the spot where to cross the river after the shelter. The Kenduskeag Trail is very muddy in spots...

I was on Mt Major July 3rd and there were some blueberries here and there. Most of them were well picked over from the mobs on the mountain. However, over on Straightback Mountain there were tons of ripe blueberries and no crowds.

You can also park on Topsfield Rd and cross the foot bridge to get into the park for free. I saw one of those kiosks at the Highland St entrance of Appleton Farm (Trustee's of the Reservation) a few weeks ago. At the time it was still wrapped up.

The road to get to the trailhead has some large puddles and lots of ruts. I made the 4.5 miles at a slow pace in my 4 wheel drive SUV. A car could probably get through most of it, but a couple spots might be tricky. Trailhead to Cliff: The first half of the trial is in good shape. A few muddy...

Date of Hike: 9/11/11 Trail Conditions: Part of Marble Rd. is washed out. See note below. The snowmobile trail and trail to the summit are in good shape. A couple very minor blowdowns and a little bit of mud are all you will deal with. The Bayle Mtn. trail starts at a small carin on the left...

Thank you very much for transcribing and posting your grandfathers journal. I love reading personal experiences in the mountains from long ago.

Great article. Just wish he focused on the NH list instead ;)

I did see the article! Jamie did a great job.

I live near Bradley Palmer and hike in the park all the time. The foot bridge over the Ipswich river is closed, however you can walk to the main entrance on Asbury St. and loop back to the trail. Details are shown on map 2 with a dotted line. You can also cross the river by walking down...

Backpacked an overnight loop from the end of Jericho Rd. over Stairs Mountain, Mt. Davis and Mt. Isolation. Rocky Branch trailhead to Stairs Mountain cutoff - Wide open flat trail. Couple minor blow downs. The one stream crossing is easy. Great foliage. Stairs Mountain Cutoff to Davis path - In...

I did the Square Ledge loop from the Kanc (up Oliverian Brook, return Passaconaway Cutoff) a couple years ago and found signs at each intersection. Here's the sign for the Square Ledge Branch trail from the Oliverian Brook trail. And this is the sign that points to Square Ledge from the...

Date of Hike: 10/3/10 Trail Conditions: Road walk section in great shape. Some water in the numerous culverts. The woods trail has many blow downs. All can be climbed over, crawled under or walked around. Lots of mud and puddles in the birch woods section. Parts of the trail overgrown and hard...

Chickadees The sound of silence while enjoying the view from a mountain top Raven calls When car camping, the sound of wood crackling in a fire Cars driving down the road when returning from a long hike

I can't help you with a list of coordinates, however there's an easier way to get the trailhead details into your GPS than entering them one at a time. I've used the program EasyGPS in the past to organize coordinates into one convenient file. There are other programs out there like this one...