Tag: new hampshire

  • Norcross Pond

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    Norcross Pond, Pemigewasset Wilderness, New Hampshire USA Today’s image is a teaser from my return to the White Mountains of New Hampshire on Sunday. It was a lovely hike, and there’s a lot to unpack. Details coming in a future post. Happy Monday!

  • The Percy Peaks

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    The road north had been long. I had arrived here near the Canadian border, to hike these mountains. It’s bald dome rose above the nearby small town. In the back of my mind, something just didn’t feel right. The Percy peaks are located in the far north of New Hampshire. The rugged landscape attracts far…

    a treeless mountain rises from the forest under a blue sky, with large white clouds.
  • 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…

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

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