I did the nice 3.8-mile loop hike on Peaked Mountain (1,739 feet) in North Conway one morning this week. This is always a special hike — so near and yet so far from the bustle of town.
Besides the usual excuses for going on a hike, including the benefit to both physical spiritual levels, I had another motive. I had a pair of new traction devices to check out.
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