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Hi - We hiked Cannon via the Hi-Cannon Trail which was much tougher than I had anticipated. There's a couple images below of the views. A full trip report and set of pics are here: https://livefreeandhikenh.blogspot.com/2016/09/cannon-mountain-via-hi-cannon-trail.html

Hi - Took the kids to Acadia a week ago and hiked South Bubble, to Bubble Rock. It's really a great hike for kids as many of the Acadia mountains are. My full trip report and set of pictures is here: http://livefreeandhikenh.blogspot.com/2016/08/south-bubble-and-bubble-rock-acadia.html...

Hi Everyone - This is definitely not an epic peak by any means, but I was surprisingly pleased how nice the trail up to Catamount Hill in Bear Brook State Park was for younger kids. It gave you the feel of being on a mountain, but not too long for the kids to lose their attention. My four year...

Hi Everyone, I got out with a couple buddies last week to hike the Ridge of Caps Trail (Caps Ridge Trail) up Jefferson. It's the first time for me hiking a northern Prezi (not including MW). We were intimidated by the Caps from all the trail reports but found them to be a ton of fun. My full...

Hi Everyone, We were able to get up to Wilmont to hike Mount Kearsarge this past Saturday. We did so via the Rollins Trail from the south. It was a great hike because it was my son's first hike, my daughter's first that she hiked 100% on her own two feet (with Keenes) and my daughter's 5th...

Hi Everyone, My 3 year old and I are working on the Tower Quest NH project and this past weekend we visited the Warner Hill Fire Tower in Derry. On the third platform up the stairs, we got massively swarmed by aggressive wasps. In an effort to hold her, run down the stairs and swat them off her...

Hi Everyone, My buddy Alex and I headed up to the Crawford Notch on Monday to do a 5 mile loop to Arethusa Falls and the Frankenstein Cliffs. It was pouring buckets in the Notch but we had a great time anyway. Below are some of my favorite photos. My complete trip report is here...

Hi Everyone, I haven't been hiking as much lately with a little one at home and one on the way. However, one hike I never miss is one that my buddy and I typically schedule in early May. We consider it a therapeutic hike...A way to get out of winter mode, forget the rat race and enjoy the...

Hi Everyone, I had kind of a general question regarding how one becomes a trail maintainer. Any info anyone can provide here would be helpful. Here are some of my quick questions but again, I'm looking for as much info as possible. I don't have a ton of time these days, but also would like to...

Hi Everyone, Jill and I were able to hike Mount Belknap (or Belknap Mountain...conflicting published data and trail signs have me confused) this past week. It was a pretty easy hike as we were able to park at the top of the Carriage Road. We made a loop (Red up, Blue down) and did not detour to...

Hi Everyone, My buddy and I hiked Mount Crawford this past weekend. We wanted to do something somewhat short and not too strenuous. Originally, we targeted Hale, but where the weather was going to be so great, we decided to look for something with more views. Crawford was a bit of a gamble for...

Hi Everyone, Headed up to Mount Moosilauke via Gorge Brook-Snapper-Carriage-Glencliff and then down Gorge the whole way back. We also stopped at the South Peak. My trip report is here: http://livefreeandhikenh.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-loop-hike-on-mount-moosilauke.html Some of my favorite pics...

Hi Everyone, My buddy, Alex, and I headed up to Jackson this past Monday to tackle the Doubleheads. I had heard they were steep, but really had not expected them to be as steep as they were. It was a tough hike in my opinion! Below is a link to my full trip report and pictures. Below are also...

Hi Everyone, I hope you guys don't mind me posting this here. It's from an outing to Stratham Hill Park, not a mountain, but definitely memorable. My daughter hiked up the hill on her own, without me carrying her. It was really a special moment, mostly because she smiled the whole way up. She...

Hi Everyone, My wife and I were thinking of doing a small hike this weekend and have narrowed it down to Belknap since we haven't explored many mountains on that range except the obvious (Major). Doing a few searches for info, I found that there's an old piper plane crash up there. Does anyone...

Hi Everyone, It's been a long time since I've posted last because we haven't been in the woods recently. We decided to get out yesterday and checked out the Wiggin Farm - Tuttle Swamp Conservation Area close by where we live. It's not a huge hike, or really even a "hike", but instead more of a...

Hi Everyone, My wife and I were heading down from Peaked mountain today and found a pair of pink prescription glasses on the Pudding Pond Trail portion, around 1pm today. I left them in Green Hills Preserve trail map box at the kiosk if you did. Hopefully the person that lost them, went back...

Hi Everyone, It's been a while since I've posted due to, well, not hiking much lately. We finally got up to the mountains at the end of May (I know, I know, it's now the end of June) and wanted to post a trip report, even if it may be a little late. It was my daughter's first summit, although...

Hi Everyone, I brought my family to the trails at the Portsmouth Urban Forestry Center this weekend. It was beautiful weather and a new place to explore. Since it's near the coast there is obviously no "views from the top", but given the fact that it was in the woods, I felt it was worth...

Hi Everyone, I found this app based on some scuttlebutt on Facebook recently. I'm really enjoying it and wanted to throw it out there to people who haven't seen it yet. It's an App where you can view a 360° horizon of peaks where ever you stand, assuming no obstacles were in view. There are...