The late Gene Daniell, a longtime editor of the “AMC White Mountain Guide,” once said that “a guidebook is a record of how trails are at a giv…
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Waterville Valley is a place apart, yet only geographically. The new guidebook “The Waterville Valley Guidebook," by Steve Smith, tells the wo…
Many White Mountain hikers went to Nancy Pond and Norcross Pond a long time ago, and haven’t returned. I was one of those until last Friday.
Some hikes are perfect for exercise, views and enjoyment, especially if they are nearby, and don’t require a lot of driving. For me, one such …
This time of year, memory and desire mix. Winter has been good, and we can’t wait for the snow to thaw. But it’s important to keep the present…
When a new edition of an AMC trail guidebook comes out, I like to review it. There are invariably new trails to mention, and stories by both t…
Thursday was cold and windy. The wind up on Mount Washington was over 100 mph for an extended period that day.
About a month ago, I did a great 10-mile hike with two friends. We climbed Carter Dome (4,832 feet) via the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail and the …
I have been sampling some of the new trails in the 30th edition of the AMC White Mountain Guide, which recently came out. Talking to the guide…
Adams Mountain (1,650 feet) in Stoneham, Maine, is a fun alternative hike to an unusual place. The mountain is the site of the old defunct Eve…