We had four days to dedicate to variety and variety is what we gave. Items included hiking Mts Flume and Liberty, an overnight at the Liberty Spring Tentsite, strolling along the Franconia bike path, visiting the Basin, camping at Franconia Brook Tentsite, heading over to Artists Bluff after some rain. And more (rain)… it’s all a blur now. But fun was definitely had, despite said rain. […]
A southern New Hampshire group of homeschoolers approached us wanting an introduction to the world of Search and Rescue (SAR). The parents felt this would be a good topic with which their students could broaden their horizons. Collectively we have a wealth of experience and we were all for it figuring in the worst case it would at least deepen their understanding of such matters. And […]
For anyone who follows along with our myriad blog posts, you’ll probably know that Redline Guide Chase Hall has been accompanying one fellow with his GRID (you know, accounting for the 48 4000-footers every month of the year). If you are, then you’ll also see Mt Isolation (4004′) coming up a lot. So much so that our guest is almost done “Gridding out” that particular peak. […]
Sometimes our guests want a mountain and sometimes our guests want a trail. On this adventure — one that employed both our guided backpacking and portering services — our guest was looking for the latter. Specifically she desired stringing together a section of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) through the state. It’s a cool objective, one we’re happy to help with. On lead for this trip was […]
Jefferson, Adams, and Madison. Hiking these three Northern Presidential peaks makes what the NH hiking community refers to as a J.A.M. But when a returning guest comes to us already having hiked Madison and asks if we’ll guide the remaining two, our natural response is JA, of course, Jefferson and Adams it is (numbers two and three by height on the 4000-footers list). Leading this hike […]
Welcome to New Hampshah. That’s what we say to our guest vacationing here from Wisconsin and taking on her first 4000-footer: Mt Pierce. She sure picked a good day for her indoctrination. As Redline Guide Chase Hall put it… […] Beautiful weather, no wind, and the temperatures made for a really awesome day. The colors of the leaves are starting to lose that green, giving way […]
We mentioned in the blog post about his last hike that we led with this now-returning guest that there were two peaks left to finish his quest for the 48, and that after it, only one remained. Well, fast forward to this hike led by Redline Guide Hayley LaPointe, and now the deed has been done. #48 on Owls Head Mtn — or rather #48 after […]
Hiking the GRID means summiting our 48 4000-footers over and over again — the objective is to do each in every month of the year. For some peaks this may be a trial or task. But for others, in that they’re so amazingly beautiful, it’s a passion and joy. A Zealand-Bonds Traverse is one such hike collecting four countable mountains: Zealand, West Bond, Bond, and Bondcliff. […]
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry […] —Robert Burns (Scottish Poet, 1759-1796) When taking on the Terrifying 25 list, depending on one’s comfort level, sometimes the imagination must come into play. That was the case with this latest hike led by Redline Guide Gregg Ludvigson. The original objective was to hike the notorious Six Husbands and slippery, stream-like Sphinx Trails. […]
Oh the dreaded and ceaseless march to the far flung Owls Head Mountain is a never-ending slog without a shred of value. Or at least that is how some view it. Others, however, see it as a beautiful and gentle walk through the woods that, with the right company, is a fun and rewarding experience totally worth your while. In other words it is highly subjective […]
On the east side of Mt Washington, nestled between Raymond Cataract to the south and Nelson Crag to the north, you’ll find a beautiful cirque named Huntington Ravine. Find it on an AMC topo map and you see a lot of closely-spaced 100-foot contour lines indicating steepness. You’ll also note a red line making its way through this cirque. This is a “hiking trail” and it’s […]
A returning guest wanted a guide on a 4000-footer. Selected were Flume/Liberty by Redline Guide Debra McCown. These two are located on the south end of the Franconia Ridge for those not in the know. She chose Saturday, 9/14, as her day. We mentioned to her that that would be a busy day in the mountains as that would the day many hikers would memorialize the […]
