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The quick lowdown: NH native, love my state, I used to hike a lot some 25-30 years ago, then sporadically in NH and then in AZ when I lived there for 9 years. Finally decided I was going to get back to the Whites and do I what I missed so much. I am now one happy little boy (albeit a 45 year old one). I've always generally hiked solo until recently, when I came across a great group of clowns/friends which always make the hikes more fun. I still gotta have my solo hikes from time to time, though.

I have but one simple goal. Hike all 176 of the 3000 foot peaks in New Hampshire (with >200 ft. cols), and to see as much as I can while doing it. Outlooks, ponds, cascades, slides, anything that looks interesting. The 3k list brings you to a lot of places not normally covered in the other lists, mainly the North Country, but it also involves a lot of off-trail hiking (as do many of the features I'd like to see). I've grown to love bushwhacking, so one of my goals is already complete. When I'm done with the list, I'll go back to all the interesting tids and bits that I missed, and the peaks that I really enjoyed. You'll note I track some other lists, which I have a minor interest in, but may never bother to finish.

I don't know if I can add anything to some already great sites out there already, but I hope I may be able to provide another person's outlook that some might find interesting or amusing. It ain't fancy, it ain't pretty, but it's easy to navigate (one hopes). Both the lists and log have links to individual trip reports. The early (80's) reports aren't very detailed, just some notes I scribbled in my paper log. The latter ones are just plain too lengthy :)

There's also a Misc. section that contains various schtuff that's interesting. To me, in any case... I'm currently active on www.hike-nh.com and Rocks On Top.

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Last 5 hikes:

Date Start Stop Route Distance Low Elev High Elev Elev Gain Elev Loss Peaks
02/05/2012 Hancock Notch TH
 Hancock Notch TH
 Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail CCW and back
 9.8
 4420
 2129
 2940
 2940
 Hancock / Hancock South peak
01/22/2012 Home
 Home
 Old Osgood Driveway to Osgood Road, direct line to Chandler Mink viewpoint, Chandler Mink, White Trail, Old Osgood Driveway
 2.4
 550
 1299
 749
 749
 Chandler Mink
01/14/2012 near Lost Nation Rd.
 near Lost Nation Rd.
 (information withheld due to private property concerns). Up to Mary/Middle Pilot col
 6.4
 1150
 3488
 2417
 2417
01/08/2012 East Pond TH
 Bretton Woods Ski Area
 East Pond Trail to 2900', up to right of col, north to summit, return same. Drive to Bretton Woods. Down Under, Ben, Big Ben, Fabyan's Express, Upper Express, High Ridge, short whack to summit. High Ridge, Upper Swoop, Bigger Ben, Pipe Line, Sawyer's Swoop
 9.5
 3635
 1542
 3379
 3379
 Scar Ridge east peak / Rosebrook
01/01/2012 Lowe's Path TH
 Appalachia
 Lowe's Path to Adams, near Air Line to Gulfside, Osgood to Madison and back to Hut, Valley Way
 10.4
 5799
 1306
 5128
 5199
 Adams 4 / Adams / Madison


Last Updated: 02/06/2012