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I've been pursuing these peaks on and off for ten years. Last week, I completed numbers 46 and 47 with a thru-hike of the Kilkenny Ridge. That leaves just one: Carrigain. I've been told that the Desolation Trail is a lot of fun and so I'm thinking about taking my time and making a loop using...

Bright sunshine and wind in trees, Standing on the summit, enjoying the breeze, It just doesn't matter how far I roam, White Mountains are where I'm always at home. Roots and rocks are catching my feet, Enjoying winter's cold and summer's dry heat, I stepped out for a minute, but I think now...

As I'm nearing the end of the 4's list, I find these two peaks standing in my way. What is the best way to knock them off? I have heard that some do both as separate day hikes, but all in one day by driving from one trailhead to another. Or, is it better to do them as two day hikes on...

Sunday June 5, I left my house in Mass. at 5:00,met a friend at the Ritz Crawford at 7:30, and hit the Zealand Trail by 8:00. Zealand trail was in good shape all the way to the hut, and well deserving of its reputation, rather gentle and easy. After a lengthly break at the hut, we headed up...

My wife suffers from arthritis of the SI joint that started as the result of an injury five years ago. This makes hiking unbearably painful, and she can only go short distances before she has to quit. Backpacking is out of the question. She has been to many different doctors and received many...