Spring is that magical season that blurs the lines between winter and summer. The season that delivers it all — metering it out through the three months from March to June. In the case of this trip: our guests were on an educational mountaineering adventure with their eye on bigger things very soon (Mt Rainier, 14,410′). The team was led by Redline Guide Glenn Van Neil. […]
With a title like that readers must know that it was Redline Guide Ken Hodges teaching this Digital Navigation course… featuring Gaia in this case. On speaking to the guest — which had recently taken our traditional wilderness navigation (map and compass) course — he had learned one thing right away he wished he knew only one day earlier, saving him hours. His enthusiasm for this […]
A visitor from the UK reached out to book a nature tour with us. What tour, exactly, was up to us but most of it is custom anyway. In this case the guest hoped to see a black bear. She knew this was very unlikely — that is the reality — but we tried. First stop was the Mahoosuc-Success Gateway WMA, a rather new Wildlife Management […]
A fellow who came to us as a referral from past guest of ours wanted to become an official LNT Awareness Trainer. He wanted to be able to officially train others to the LNT Awareness level, such as the members of an AMC group down in Massachusetts he’s part of. While many of the guides here are Awareness Level Trainers, we’re not able to teach and […]
Snowshoeing is possible as long as there is snow so when a guest visiting from the UK asked if she could have a day of snowshoeing, we said yes — though we added the disclaimer that a fair amount of hiking would be needed to get there. Redline Guide Chase Hall made the day an exciting one taking on the Mt Washington summit by way of […]
We’re entering into the season where people, hikers, are reaching out looking to up their game. One way this is accomplished is to take our Wilderness Navigation Course so as to become one with tools we’re required to carry. The reasons for this do vary a lot from those who simply want to better know their stuff in the general sense when hiking on the normal […]
A returning guest ‘needed‘ Owls Head for their GRID and Redline Guide Chase Hall — our resident Gridder — was ready to help. There weren’t many photos on this trip but Chase did supplement that shortage with some words — which made it sounds like our River Skills course more than a hike. Leave it to the White Mountain National Forest. There is no free lunch […]
Two groups of students, one with six people, the other with two, came together for two days of map and compass and brain class with Redline Guiding. Day one featured the standard full day Wilderness Navigation course. Day two was a brief re-cap of day one then the students were to create a bushwhack plan — one we’d end up not doing due to high water […]
It seems like we were just up there, up on the Moat Mountain Range (of 52WAV fame) but during monorail season those lower elevation southern aspects hold a lot of appeal. That’s what Redline Guide Howard Aronson figured when he chose the Moats for his three guests. Initially a North Moat loop seemed like it might be an option, but recent trail condition reports weren’t favorable. […]
While our guest did beat the Carters — South and Middle Carter, anyway — it really was the Carters that won. Carter Dome was supposed to be next you see and that plan was scrapped. The monorail’s to blame. Postholing can be tough business. So much so our guest wanted none of it on day two. The NH 4ks can wait. It was time to turn […]
A returning guest, working on his GRID, was again paired up with Redline Guide Chase Hall. Chase can relate to all things GRID. For those who have no idea what the GRID is, well, you know those 4000-footers, right? Try doing them in every month of the year (usually taking years to complete). Boom, that’s the GRID. 48×12. “Needed” today was Mts Liberty and Flume. Chase […]
Yes, we coined a new word: Springier (adj.) more spring-like; conversely, also less winter-like. In any case, we can call it perfection because that what it seems like. And based on feedback from Redline Guide Chase Hall, perfection is apt. The following words and photos should lend support to this bold claim. It was a fun hike up Mt Moosilauke today with a repeat guest. The […]
