An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: nature

  • Phantoms Of The Mist

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    John’s voice crackled and faded in and out. The cell connection was poor. “I’m looking for a guy I used to hike with. Is it you?” I laughed. John had taken most of the winter off. Now he wanted to get some “elevation.” Rhode Island and Massachusetts are pretty flat. We would need to cross…

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    snowpackjack
    a black and white image of hikers shrouded in mist, hiking across stone slabs of mountain ledges in the woods.

  • Thomas Cole

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    I had rested a bit at the summit of Black Dome, enjoying the view. It was time to be on my way to the second peak I planned to bag on the day’s hike in the Catskills. There had been a few scrambles that I worked through on my way here, but it would be…

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    snowpackjack
    A hiker in khaki pants and brown shirt and hat sits in the right side of the frame. on his left is a bright green backpack. in the center of the frame in the distance is a mountain under a blue sky.

  • Carters at Dawn

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    Steam Fog along Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, New Hampshire, USA Rising early, we carried light packs and wore trail runners. It would be a very long hike traversing the Carter range. The pond along the trail at the base of the mountains is warm in August, but the cool mountain air descending into the valley…

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    snowpackjack
    fog rises above a mountain lake at dawn. Dead trees stand in the lake, surrounded by live firs. green shrubs are in the foreground.

  • Beware The Widow Maker

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    The rain had been falling all day, but began to taper off in the afternoon. I arrived at the New Hampshire state campground after 2pm, and surveyed the site to determine where to hang my hammock. Choosing a site for a tent requires you to look for level ground. You don’t want to choose a…

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    snowpackjack