An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: adventure

  • Hanging Out

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    For a few seasons I slept on the ground. After a particularly uncomfortable night’s sleep, I decided to investigate other sleep systems to soothe my aching back. Car camping isn’t an option when you are miles into the woods. A fairly lightweight solution was needed. I decided to investigate the world of hammock camping. I…

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    snowpackjack
    two brown hammocks covered by brown tarps are set up in the woods surrounded by rocks and shrubs.

  • Reaching For 100

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    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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    A fallen tree sits beside a calm lake, ringed by green forested mountains

  • Rose Island Lighthouse

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    Rose Island, Newport Rhode Island, USA On a chilly summer day, I launched a kayak from a rocky shore at Battery Park in Newport, Rhode Island. I had set my sights on getting close to the Rose Island lighthouse. The light is located not far from Newport Harbor, and very close to the iconic Newport…

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    A white clapboarded lighthouse overlooks choppy waters under cloudy skies

  • 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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