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I was thinking of doing a Zealand/Bonds traverse this weekend (in either direction). I was wondering if someone similarly inclined would be interested in meeting early at one of the trailheads, and one of us taking the others car to the other end and hiking from there. Then we'd each hike our...

I know that the rocks we all hike over in the Whites can be very tough on dog paws, especially the continuous broken rock hopping above tree line. I'm always careful to ramp up with shorter hikes each season to toughen up Mia's paw pads before tackling longer or rougher hikes. On Saturday we...

I was thinking about hiking a Bonds traverse this Saturday, 6/16. Is anyone interested in meeting that morning to swap cars and drive to the opposite trailhead, so we'd hike (in opposite directions) and each wind up back at our own car? I'm not picky on which direction I hike it. You can stay at...

Sunday was a beautiful day, clear, low 20's, no wind. Perfect for a ski, but lacking snow decided on a hike instead. Mia (my four-footed hiking companion) and I intended to climb Mt. Isolation (she "needed" it for her canine 4K - what a great excuse to hike), but we didn't quite make it... No...

Trails: Imp Tr (south fork), North Carter Tr, Ridge Tr. Conditions: Almost no ice, even along ridge. Easy bare booting the whole way. Mud lower down was not too bad, either.

Cannon Mtn by Kinsman Ridge Trail from tramway parking lot. Got an early start to beat the nor'easter and were rewarded with clear skies, no wind, and low 30's - calm before the storm! 1-2" crunchy snow on the ground the whole way. Very icy in the middle section, where the hiking trail...

We only had the morning available for hiking, so got off to an early start at the Stoney Brook trailhead. Forecast was for clear and warm, but it had rained hard all night and the summits were still cool and shrouded in heavy fog. Stoney Brook Trail is a really nice approach to the...

It's been a while since I've been up Moosilauke, and I've never been up Beaver Brook, so seemed like a good half-day hike. Forecast was for afternoon thunderstorms, so figured we'd get an early start and try to beat the weather. It almost worked... Despite it being a holiday weekend there were...

I'm usually jinxed when it comes to Franconia Notch - on many a hike it's been sunny everywhere else but when I get to the notch it's socked in with fog or rain. But Sunday was looking to be spectacular, and like Boston sports teams maybe my curse was finally to be lifted. Boy was it ever...

Skied from Albany Covered Bridge to Bear Notch Rd and back. Conditions are fantastic, 6-8" new snow on packed base. A few minor water crossings, all easy to ski around. Used skinny skis with metal edges, which was a little overkill - plain old touring skis would be fine here. Someone...

A couple of times over the last few years hiking the Whites I've seen the flash of a yellow/orange mammel out of the corner of my eye. Too big and wrong color to be a squirrel, wrong shape and color for a fox. But since I never got a good look I didn't think about it too much. Yesterday, hiking...

With freshly SnoSealed boots after last weeks slog, I was raring to go. Unfortunately other commitemnts kept me out of the mountains during the better stretches of weather, but you take what you can get. Arrived at Sabbaday Falls parking lot at 7:30, only one other car there. Walked up the...

I thought by waiting until Monday I might shake the weekend rain curse, but no such luck! Got to the Ferncroft Rd trailhead at 7am. One other truck in the lot. No rain yet, just a cool, heavy mist. Based on the guide book I decided going up Blueberry Ledge Tr might be easier than going down -...