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New Book! DogHiker: Great Hikes With Dogs from the Adirondacks through the Catskills" So. I want to share this with you if you are a Doghiker, that is, a person who likes to “hike” their dog. You know, into the woods and over hills and even mountains. Hiking. Yes, as the title indicates, it is...

Day one saw rising temps (teens to 20's) and falling windspeeds as clouds moved in to bring us weather for the morrow. My partner Mark and I will have a relatively light workload as there are no scheduled trips, so we will only be cooking for ourselves and the 3 man crew. There is beautiful...

You may have not seen or heard from me for awhile, Have not been hiking much due to a needed hip replacement, but I do need my mountain fix! Quiet day with just myself and friend Mark Truman and the crew. VIP trip tomorrow who we will serve lunch. We'll be feeding up to 18 people Friday when...

If you've seen this on another page my apologies for reposting. In light of yesterday's tragedy I thought I'd share this video. This was made on the deck of the Sherman Adams Building on Mount Washington, mere feet from the safety of the building. I volunteer at the Mount Washington Observatory...

Hamlin Ridge and North Basin from Basin Pond Hamlin Peak 4756' Chimney Pond Trail/North Basin Trail/Blueberry Knoll Trail/Hamlin Ridge Trail/Saddle Trail Kevin, Judy, Mark and Jen We recently had the honor and privilege of joining the gang at Bear Brook Campground in Baxter State Park for...

Descending from the Cow Pasture on Huntington Ravine Trail Once again we made our July pilgrimage to Mount Washington in support of the Mount Washington Observatory and their annual Seek the Peak fundraising event. Although we like to support the Obs each year the event has become a lot more to...

On Carter Ledge Trail Part 1 A June Night at White Lake After thunderstorms with heavy fog and rain scared us out of Vermont last week, (Vermont really hates us, this time there was even a tornado near where we wanted to camp) we made our first camping trip of the season up to White Lake in...

"No Dogs Allowed" Mount Monadnock 3165' White Dot Trail/Cascade Link/Spellman Trail/Pumpelly Trail/White Arrow Trail/Ampitheater Trail/Smith Connecting Link/Cliffwalk/Lost Farm Trail/Parker Trail 5.5 Miles 2000' Elevation gain Kevin, Judy and Mark Years ago we had made the drive west across...

Old Emma-Young Emma and a Coco Photobomb Belknap Mtn. 2382' /Gunstock Mountain 2250' /Mount Rowe 1680' Brook Trail/Saddle Trail/Blue Trail/Ski Trails/ Ridge Trail 5 +/- Miles 1200' Elevation gain Kevin, Judy, David, Coco and Blue One year ago today our world came to a screeching halt. Our...

We had the opportunity to join some friends on a hike where we would introduce a recent dog rescue to her first hike in the White Mountains. Coco is a red Australian Cattle Dog mix, about one year old, that had been returned twice because she was just too much dog for people who did not...

I'm not posting this for comments on what this guy may or may not have done wrong, if you want those read the comment section of the Union Leader. I'm posting to raise awareness of the inherent danger, and the importance of self rescue. My comment would be, the guy knew what he was getting into...

Incredible Sky Over Franconia Ridge and Distant Northern Presidentials Cannon 4100' Lonesome Lake/Hi-Cannon/Kinsman Ridge Trail 5.6 Miles 2350' Elevation gain Kevin & Judy On the last full day of winter for this year we set out to get one more four thousand footer, not impressive by any...

In the Birch Glades Mount Hale 4054' North Twin Trail/Old Fire Warden's Trail 9 Miles 2324" Elevation gain Kevin and Judy Having known of this abandoned trail for many years and having it on our to-do list for at least that long, we decided it was high time to check it off. Of course we...

Mount Moosilauke from Welch Mountain Welch Mountain 2605' and Dickey Mountain 2734' Welch Dickey Loop Trail 4.4 Miles 1800' Elevation gain Kevin, Judy and Blue After a day where I could barely walk the neighbors dogs the two miles out to "The Point" and back because I was in so much pain...

Frozen Field Brook Black Snout 2803' and Mount Shaw 2990' 7.6 Miles 2300' Elevation gain Mount Shaw Trail/Black Snout Trail Kevin, Judy and Mark (Sorry for the late post) Various complaints have kept us out of the mountains for most of the winter, but it was high time we got out and did...

On North Cube Mount Cube 2909' Quinttown Road/Kodak Trail/ North Cube Spur 8.4 Miles 2200' Elevation gain Kevin and Judy On a gray, drab day we journeyed to Orford to hike Mount Cube. We hiked the Kodak Trail from the locked gate on Quinttown Road. This trail is part of the Appalachian...

Ice Along Wonalancet Range Trail Wonalancet 2760' /Hibbard 3140' /Square Ledge 2550' Wonalancet Range Trail/Walden Trail/Square Ledge Trail/Old Mast Road 9.1 Miles 2900' Elevation gain Kevin, Judy, Linda, David and Blue Got a chance to get out with friends again. It promised to be a cold...

Blueberry Mountain 2662' Blueberry Mountain Trail 3.6 Miles 1100' Elevation gain Kevin, Judy, Tim L, Gryffin On Saturday we finally got a chance to meet and hike with our friend Tim's new pup, Gryffin. He is a real cutie, and Tim and his family have done a wonderful job with him. Like all...

"Fairly Difficult Rock Scramble" Sandwich Dome 3980' Algonquin Trail/Sandwich Mountain Trail 9 Miles 2700' Elevation gain Kevin and Judy We decided to hike a different approach to Sandwich Dome than the trails we had previously hiked there, this time choosing the Algonquin Trail. We had...

L to R Crawford Notch, Presidential Range, Pinkham and Carter Notch from North Moat North Moat 3196' 9.1 Miles 2650' Elevation gain Kevin, Judy, David, Linda and Blue We hadn't hiked with Linda or Blue in quite sometime. Between Linda's broken sacrum a year ago and my knee surgery this year...