03/20/19 Waumbek, The End of Winter

Trails: Star King trail 3.6 miles (7.2 round trip) Time: 9:15 am- 12:10 pm Conditions: Today was a sunny cold start that warmed up towards the end of the hike. The sun was not over the mountain until around 10:00. The trail itself was hard pack that could have been bare booted though I chose…

Mount Pierce

Meet Madison Osgood. Madison is a 2 year old Australian Cattle dog, and today is her first 4000 footer hike in New Hampshire. We left the house in Gorham at around six to go to the store and get supplies. By the time we started hiking in Crawford notch it was a little after 8:00.…

What Have I been Doing?

It has been a busy couple of years for certain… Couldn’t tell around here though. Here is a great article in the AMC’s Outdoor magazine that will explain the wonderful place I have been working for the past 2 years. Camp Dodge! Here is the view I had everyday. It was a real pleasure… Working…

Shire Quotes

I love Thoreau. I hope you do too. Share so your friends can have a nice quote for the day! Click the picture for more information on Henry David Thoreau

This Weekend…

Back to the presidential’s for me. I Have not been above treeline in a while and I look to fix that. This weekend I plan to start at Jackson and see just how far I can get up the range before I either run out of time, or just have to call it quits. My…

Rainy day, indoor climbing

As I have been trying to improve my overall fitness conditioning I figured that I might try rock climbing. I have a good amount of friends who are active in this sport, and its about time I learn. I found out about a local indoor climbing gym in Dover and I signed up for an…