An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: exploring

  • 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

  • Winter Hiking’s Appeal

    Fall was in the air. Temperatures on these local hike days were decidedly lower now. Fleece pullovers and beanies were appearing on my companions as the earth began to change it’s tilt. Marcia said “I cant wait until we get some snow.” I frowned. Winter was a season you spent inside. ” Must be cold…

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    snowpackjack

  • A Fork in the Trail

    It was cold. I pulled back the curtain to reveal the world outside beyond the windshield. The night before, in a raging snowstorm, I pulled into this truck stop on the turnpike. Now the truck I was driving was stuck, buried deep in snow amongst the other tractor trailers.   Months ago I had signed up…

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    snowpackjack
    a row of commercial trucks buried in deep snow