An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: Hiking

  • Death in the White Mountains

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    Required reading for those that choose to hike in the White Mountains

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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 Hike List

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    Are you a list chaser?

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    snowpackjack
    hikers on top of a mountain on a sunny day

  • Wachusett Mountain

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    A fine Sunday was forecast, with temperatures at 1-2 C. (33 F) Feeling a bit lethargic, but not wanting to waste such a nice hike day, I texted my daughter Fiona and confirmed our plan to hike, but changed the mountain! I had originally planned to head north to New Hampshire. A lack of accurate…

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    snowpackjack

  • The Lowly Trekking Pole

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    Once on my way north to the mountains on a hike, I realized I’d forgotten my trekking poles at home, more than two hours away. I found the nearest outdoor gear store and picked up a pair of metal poles for a reasonable price. It was either that or go home. I never hike without…

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    snowpackjack