Category: Travel

  • The 52 With A View

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    In 1979 a group of friends start a hiking group to be known as The Over the Hill Hikers. You can read about the formation and history of the group on their blog page here. In the 90’s, some of the members tired of hiking the New Hampshire 48s. The groups “Den Mother” Lib Bates,…

    a solo hiker looks out over a forested valley towards a range of mountains in the distance. He is standing on a outcropping of ledge that drops off to the valley floor
  • Wreck Hunting

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    A wrecked ship or boat is a forlorn site. Never to put to sea again, glory days past. I have a love of searching for wrecks of the nautical variety. My favorite finds are wooden ships. These are hard to come by now, as their age has past. The bones of these old ships remind…

    The weathered spine and beams of a wooden sailing ship poke up from the sand on a rocky beach.
  • Nancy and I

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    Your old buddy Jack was in and out of sleep. The dawn was breaking and all was quiet. A voice whispered in his ear. “When are you coming for me?” Jack opened his eyes and rolled over. It wasn’t the wife, she was still asleep. He knew it was Nancy, calling him to her. Jack…

  • The 48

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    It was March or early April. I’d done a little hiking, but nothing of any elevation. When I reached the top of Starr King, I was sold.