Category: Peak Bagging
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Black Dome
After three weekends of rain, Jack had given up on waiting for the sun. He repacked his winter pack, removing the snow goggles, hat and gloves. He tossed in a bug net and some bug spray. Jack took the pack out to the car with a sturdy pair of three season boots as well as…
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Reaching For 100
The New England Hundred Highest List is a collection of mountains in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. The list is administered by the Appalachian Mountain Club’s 4000 Footers Club. Hiking the NEHH was already on my mind during the final months of completion of the New England 67. I was already almost 70 peaks in.…
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Killington in Winter
A hiker was tightening the laces of his boots. He was in his thirties I guessed, and looked a bit new to hiking. We were parked close together at the trailhead. He was headed up to the summit of Mount Killington. I was on the way out. We chatted a bit. It was late August…
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Hiking The Belknaps
The insatiable hunger for another patch needed to be satiated. Licking my chops, I set my sights on the Belknaps. The peaks of the Belknap Range pack a fantastic visual punch despite their reasonable elevation. View from the Belknaps, New Hampshire, USA. My time in the mountains was limited. I had a few weekend dates…
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