There is a new hiking guidebook nearly out called “The Other 52: A Hiker’s Guide to the Lower 52 Peaks of the New Hampshire 100 Highest.” It is a unique book about the peaks on that list other than the 48 4,000 footers. It is not related to the other New Hampshire list called “52 with a View,” though both share several mountains.
Most of the hikes described in the “Other 52” are bushwhacks.
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