New Hampshire Appalachian Trail Hiking

A year after section hiking Maine, we set out to tackle the New Hampshire Appalachian Trail. Except this time we planned on section hiking the state in sections. Simply put, it hasn’t worked out as planned. Add two more years and this is still a hike in progress. Please follow along, and feel free to get a good laugh at our expense. Hopefully you can learn something from our mistakes. Sometimes I wonder if we ever do.

NH Appalachian Trail Hike: Smart Mountain to Kinsman Notch

Section hiking the New Hampshire Appalachian Trail, take two. After our first misadventure on the trail,…

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Kids Love the Flume Gorge Nature Walk in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire

Let’s first make one thing clear: Flume Gorge is a bonafide nature walk, not a hike.…

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NH Appalachian Trail Hike: Connecticut River to Smart Mountain

A year after hiking the Maine Appalachian Trail, my brother Brad and I set out to…

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Frozen Krummholz on Mt. Lafayette Old Bridle Path

Winter Hike Mt. Lafayette and the Franconia Ridge Trail

It was nine degrees in the Lafayette Place parking lot and the car was getting blasted…

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So, you’re going to winter hike Mt. Washington?

You can’t sleep. You toss. You turn. Visions of the “world’s worst weather” pummel the sugar…

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A Walk on Maine’s Wild Side: 22 Days Section Hiking the Appalachian Trail

At 281.4 miles, Maine accounts for only 13 percent of the 2,178.3-mile Appalachian Trail. Statistics, however,…

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