How do you turn an imperfect day into a perfect one? Ya hike. So that’s what they did. The weather was imperfect, but the day was spot-on awesome. Redline Guide Tim Jones offered a loop around Hedgehog Mountain or an out-and-back hike to Mt Potash — both beloved 52 With A View peaks. The latter mountain was selected and away they went. There’s really not too […]
Sawyer Pond and many locations in the White Mountain National Forest, is named after the people who lived and worked in the forest harvesting timber. Logging used to be a massive industry here. And the Forest is still logged today, but with best practices for sustainability in mind and tight controls in place, not like back in the old days. No more massive clear cuts. Logging […]
The father-son team had climbed Mt Washington several times, with this they felt confident. Huntington Ravine, on the other hand, is different. They hadn’t done it, the stories and photos others have posted online not helping matters. They decided, finally, the time had come and they wanted to get on it as soon as possible this spring. To help with the unknown, they opted to hire […]
Reality check. You might think that with more experience, more assurance would naturally follow the hiker or outdoorsman, but often the opposite is true. The more experience you have, or the more others depend on you, the more you are likely to waffle on some of your decision making, struggling at times. Second-, third-, even fourth-guessing yourself is commonplace, especially among the pros. The more one […]
