Short hikes on long days

“Summer in Northern New England”

Every so often the reality of the days matches up with the layers of nostalgia, anticipation, longing, and hope packed into that phrase. Last weekend was one of those times when high pressure brought low humidity and blue skies with storybook puffy white clouds, and I took advantage by doing two classic moderate hiking loops— my beloved Welch-Dickey, which I’ve hiked many times and which never disappoints, and a popular route I’ve never done before over Mt. Percival and Mt. Morgan.

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37 miles on the AT

I took this week as vacation, and even though I didn’t travel far I got off the grid for a few days of backpacking along the Appalachian Trail. My plan was to go solo, but as it turned out I had plenty of company: a multitude of mosquitos and black flies joined me for every step. Nonetheless it was a great trip— the terrain is beautiful, it was quiet, the weather was good enough, and I feel so accomplished for having done it!

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