A family came to us wanting to do a half day hike. As it turned out the patriarch wanted to also go on a half-day gravel bike tour the day before the planned hike. No problem, it’s not a standard offering for us (yet), but insurance-wise we’re covered so we figured it’d be a cool add. On the bike tour we had Redline Guide Ken Hodges […]
The plan for our returning 85-year-old guest from Connecticut was to do some hiking over one-and-a-half days with some specific wants and needs thrown in. Day one was the half day portion and Redline Guide Tim Jones led him up Black Cap as a rewarding warm up. A few days later — the start delayed due to the heat and humidity — the plan involved… well, […]
Some trails are inviting, non-intimidating, and we daresay easy. Some others, however, simply are not. They’re not inviting, they are intimidating, and, at least in the eyes of some, they’re definitely not easy. Some of the Terrifying 25 trails earn these adjectives, for instance. Do bear in mind, though, that this may change for people over time and through experience. At first they are challenged, but […]
Our first of two “Sturgeon Moon” adventures went well, albeit with a very small turnout of only one guest. We did want at least one more person to join the fun, but as the Rolling Stones put it: “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well, you might find, you get what you need!” Here’s hoping our next scheduled night adventure, […]
Thanks goes to our students this weekend for taking the Redline Guiding and Wild Raven Endurance Coaching‘s SOLO-led Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course with us at Joe Dodge Lodge… this includes Redline Guides Debra McCown and Mike Maciel who were there to renew their Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certifications. Mike Cherim was also present, but only for the CPR/AED portion as that is what he needed […]
People just getting into hiking as a hobby often find out they end up having a passion for the sport. Some even develop a bit of an obsession because as sports go, it’s that good. Moving forward we don’t know where today’s students will take it but after a full day Hiking Intro course, the stoke’s ignited. This father-daughter team is already talking about taking on […]
Join Us for a NEW MOON Traverse Across the Franconia Ridge! Craving adventure? If so, we have something wicked cool for you to try. Join us for a Franconia Ridge Traverse (Northern Half) during the New Moon in August. The entire lunar cycle is referred to as the Sturgeon Moon and for this bright sky tour we will see it in its final phase. Keep reading […]
A two-day, one night backpack with the option for our father-son guests to lead themselves out after another night was necessary — the second night wasn’t an option for Redline Guide Debra McCown because was partaking in medical training. As requested, we came up with a plan. Since we wanted to make the exit as easy and as straight-forward as possible, we decided on hiking Signal […]
The Trailwrights organization offers a patch for those who summit the 72 peaks over 4000-feet on their list. You may wonder at this point how they came up with 72 when what most folks know are the forty-eight 4000-footers. This is a 24-peak disparity. Well, one big difference is that the Trailwrights only require a 100-foot prominence minimum instead of the 200-feet required for the AMC’s […]
A returning guest, a grandmother, wanted us to take her three grandsons, ages 19, 15, and 11, on an exciting hike, but nothing too long or too grueling. At first the Baldface Circle Loop was floated, but this was before the 11 year old joined, after which it was decided Caps Ridge Trail to the summit of Mt Jefferson — our third highest peak at 5713′ […]
A fellow from southern New Hampshire is actively hiking all of the trails described in the AMC’s White Mountain Guidebook and is now more than 91% complete. At the same time, by virtue of hiking all the trails, he is also consuming the Terrifying 25 list and was up to 23 trails (12 of the required and 9 of the electives). He is now closer to […]
A fellow from Connecticut came to us looking for a guide to assist/accompany him on a four-day/three-night Pemigewasset “Pemi” Loop backpack. According to his booking form he learned about us on Facebook. It had something to do with a Tyrannosaurus rex, he noted. We might think of this as word-of-huge-mouth-full-of-teeth marketing. The only T. rex we know is Redline Guide Debra McCown so naturally we put […]
