Winter 2025
Eagles mating, wayward warbler, blood moon, plenty of snow, and numerous hikes: this was a wonderful winter to be outdoors. Since it’s my blog, I got to define when winter…
First Half of Winter
If you live in the Upper Valley, you must love winter. No ticks or black flies, bright sunny days, and snow and ice to enjoy when not in a…
Views of Kearsarge
This blog is the entry point for many photos of Mount Kearsarge on the page "Kearsarge from Afar" in my New Hampshire section of my Portfolio. You can get directly…
Summer 2021
It was a great summer. A few very hot days, a few weeks of rainy weather, but overall very pleasant. It was one of the most enjoyable summers in memory,…
Hiking with Julian
Our grandson, Julian, visited us from Wisconsin for a week. This gave us a chance to hike for six days. We tried to make the most of it, although…
Welch-Dickey Hike
Although I had already done a number of them, notably Cardigan, Kearsarge, Smarts, Cube, Monadnock, Martha, and Black, we have begun to hike more of "New Hampshire's 52 With A…
Mount Cardigan
After driving through heavy fog before 6 AM, the last mile of the drive up to the parking lot for Mount Cardigan was through clear, crisp air. All the fog…
Mount Kearsarge — Roots and Rocks
I recently hiked the Winslow Trail up Mount Kearsarge. This is a steep 1.1 mile trail, which I call the roots and rocks trail. I have done it over 30…
Mount Jefferson — Serious Scrambles
The Caps Ridge Trail up the west side of Mount Jefferson from Jefferson Notch is an adventure. Bruce and I set off shortly after 7 AM on a beautiful warm…
Newbury Trail — Wet and Wild
Undeterred by the threat of rain, Bruce and I hiked the Newbury Trail up Mount Sunapee recently in the early morning gloom. There was heavy fog in the area, and…
Tunis Mill with Hanover Conservancy
Adair Mulligan led a snowshoe hike to the Hanover Conservancy Tunis Mill site in NE Hanover on a beautiful warm winter afternoon Sunday. It was an easy hike with lots…
Bear Pond with UVLT
The Upper Valley Land Trust held their annual snowshoe hike into Bear Pond in Canaan Saturday, perhaps the 13th annual. It was a beautiful winter day, sunny and relatively warm.…