An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: winter

  • A Fearless Follower

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    I was in a snow globe, and the flakes swirled and danced on the surfaces around me.

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    snowpackjack
    a canadian jay perhes on the edge of a pink mess tin and a snow covered backpack at the base of a fir tree.

  • Killington in Winter

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    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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    snowpackjack

  • Peak Above the Nubble

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    This short bushwack in New Hampshire was one of my first trailless hikes for the Hundred Highest list. Having finished most of the blazed and trailed peaks on the list, I had picked most of the “low hanging fruit.” It was time to begin knocking off the hikes that required more care and research. The…

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    snowpackjack
    Hiker with packpack on a snow covered hiking trail

  • Blackhead

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    Catskills, NY USA ©lifeasjack.com All rights reserved. The weather forecast looked favorable for Saturday, with mild temperatures and little wind. The outlook would sour for Sunday. Cold windy weather with temps in the single digits would put me off a Sunday hike day. While snow on Saturday morning began to retreat from the weather report,…

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    snowpackjack
    A winter photo of a mountain. It's summit appears black with a tree covered summit. Dry branches appear in the foreground, and the ground is snow covered.