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  • Halloween Horror Nights 35

    October 30th – November 1, 2026 We made it back for our fourth HHN and planned it for the last weekend of the event. This was the first year that three houses opened at 2PM, and we took advantage of checking off houses earlier in the day. I liked having this option, though it’s weird…

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  • NH White Mountains: Mt. Madison & Mt. Adams via Howker Ridge

    Saturday, October 3, 2026 It was a perfect day for us to get these two peaks in the northern Presidental Range, where the weather is notorious for changing quickly and, sometimes, dangerously. On this day, we enjoyed light winds, cool temperatures, blue-bird skies, and peak fall foliage. We had yet to do all of Howker…

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  • NH White Mountains – Mount Washington via Huntington Ravine

    Saturday, September 12, 2026 John and I both needed Mount Washington for our second Grid in September. We waited for a good forecast, and we weren’t disappointed. In fact, we couldn’t have asked for better weather to go up Washington, especially the route we wanted to take. It had been years since we’d hiked Washington…

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  • NH White Mountains – Mount Isolation via Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

    Saturday, August 22, 2026 We needed a more interesting way to get to Mount Isolation. Typically, hikers will head up and down the Rocky Branch Trail. Some will take the Glen Boulder Trail for more elevation gain and a spectacular view above treeline. We chose to start at the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail to avoid driving…

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  • Adirondacks – Whiteface & Esther

    Saturday, August 15, 2026 Since this was the third day in a row of hiking in the Adirondacks, we wanted a hike with less miles and decided on Whiteface and Esther. We went to bed Friday night with the plan of waking early to get a spot at the SUNY Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, where…

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  • Adirondacks – Algonquin, Iroquois & Wright

    Friday, August 14, 2026 We waited behind a car at the gate to the Adirondack LOJ lot. The attendant in the booth was on the walkie, and we were sure that we were out of luck. We were relieved when we drove up that there were still spaces available, though not in lot #1. It…

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