Trail conditions in early April are different every year. When I did this hike a few years back on one of the Sandwich Range’s iconic peaks, I…
Ed Parsons
Where do you go for a walk on the first warm day of the season? I like it when it includes some views, some dramatic nearby landscape and wate…
Water and ice are directly affected by weather patterns and spring melting is never the same. This is a column about visiting Arethusa Falls, …
I generally don’t like hiking with large groups (unless I’m leading them). But this hike in March eight years ago on Mount Osceola was a pleasure.
Tuesday was phenomenal, with temps in the 70s in the valley. On top of Mount Washington there was a balmy high of 42 degrees. I picked that da…
On a recent morning, we woke up to a few inches of white stuff in Tamworth. It was a beautiful morning. I decided to snowshoe into the unique …
A few years ago, I climbed Mount Chocorua and neighboring Middle Sister. There were great snow conditions similar to those of this year. Here …
On a gorgeous Wednesday this week, I decided to climb Mount Kearsarge North (3,269 feet) above the Mount Washington Valley. Perhaps it was bec…
Snow worshipers celebrate this winter. That includes hikers. Packed down trails are in great shape. Using foot traction on them is certainly e…