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Single season winter 48 – Moriah
Friday, December 30, 2022 Moriah is one of my favorite mountains in New Hampshire, especially when going over Surprise. I like it because it’s tricky: you think the next knob is the summit, but it turns out you still have 1.1 miles to go and at least two more knobs to go up and over…
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Single season winter 48
Up until a couple days ago, before the official start of winter, John and I have been ticking away at “tracing” – hiking every mile of the white-mountain trail system. Honestly, that hasn’t been too sexy, so I haven’t bothered with writing about it. Now John and I taking a break from hiking more obscure…
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A wedding
After my divorce I told myself that I would never remarry. Eleven years later, I’ve tied the knot again. The biggest difference is me. When my ex and I were first engaged and married, my prefrontal cortex was not fully developed. I knew before he even moved to Texas to be with me that it…
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Glacier National Park 5
Fish Creek Campground – Apgar – Lake McDonald Wednesday, August 11, 2021 My alarm went off at 6 a.m., but I was so cold and not interested in leaving the warm cocoon of our quilt that I promptly silenced it. We didn’t end up leaving the tent until 8:30. One option for the day that…
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Glacier National Park 4
Logan Pass, Highline Trail & the Garden Wall Tuesday, August 10, 2021 When we were planning our trip to Glacier National Park we learned that some people who wanted to drive Going to the Sun Road but did not have a reservation to have access would go through the entrances before they were staffed. This…
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Glacier National Park 3
Mt. Brown Lookout Monday, August 9, 2021 I awoke to my phone’s alarm and promptly silenced it and closed my eyes again. Once we finally got up, it didn’t take long to get ready, and we started our day with a trip to West Glacier for groceries and a breakfast sandwich. As soon as we…