5-9-2020 Parsons-Mount Willey

A distant Mount Willey in Crawford Notch as seen from White Ledge in Albany. (ED PARSONS PHOTO)

With trail reopenings in the national forest, hiking locally is easier. This week, a good friend from Conway and I met in the middle. She drove 5.6 miles south on Route 16 and I drove 8.8 miles north from Tamworth. We parked at the gate of the closed White Ledge campground and hiked the 4.4-mile White Ledge loop.

The landscape is alive. Seasonal variations, weather and precipitation variations, and living in the present moment with new experiences to share make returning to a hike you have done many times before a new experience.

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