An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: backpacking

  • A Slice Of Heaven

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    The cafeteria was busy. Queuing into the line for lunch, I loaded up with a day’s worth of food even before reaching the rotating glass box…

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    snowpackjack
    A black and white image of a hiking trail in the white mountains of New Hampshire. The foreground is studded with heavy granite boulders. A dark mountain range is seen in the distance under dark storm clouds.

  • The Long Trail- Section One

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    The 272 mile Long Trail is the nation’s oldest continuous footpath. It includes part of the Appalachian Trail sections in Massachusetts and Vermont, before diverging and continuing to the Canadian border.

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    snowpackjack
    A lake in the center of the frame is surrounded by lush green vegetation under a blue sky on Vermont's Long Trail

  • A Vanishing in The Wilderness

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    It was a crisp winter day, and the snow flurries continued through the hike, with strong below zero wind chill at the summit. We parted ways at the return to the trail head. I never saw him again.

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    snowpackjack
    Rays from the sun shine through a misty dense forest. A rugged hiking trail runs through the center of the image.

  • Beware The Widow Maker

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    The rain had been falling all day, but began to taper off in the afternoon. I arrived at the New Hampshire state campground after 2pm, and surveyed the site to determine where to hang my hammock. Choosing a site for a tent requires you to look for level ground. You don’t want to choose a…

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    snowpackjack