Towns and Trails is looking for a few Northville Placid trip reports to host on our site northvilleplacid.com. That site, which is getting a bit of a redesign soon, has been one of the go-to sources of online information about the trail. We are hoping to expand it slightly by offering trail reports/journals and photos …
Read MoreTop Thru-hikes in the U.S.
The following article on Suite101.com caught my eye this morning. Titled “America’s Top Thru-Hikes”, it is a short 1 page piece explaining what thru-hiking is and what some of the longer, more popular trails are. Appalachian Trail, 2,175 miles from Georgia to Maine Continental Divide Trail, 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada along the Rocky …
Read MoreStranded hiker on Mt. Washington found
Scott Mason, a 17 year old from Halifax MA, found himself stranded near Mt. Washington last Saturday after aborting his hike and running into poor conditions as he descended an alternate trail. By most accounts this kid was pretty resourceful and used good judgment to survive, taking away the most important lesson of the ordeal. …
Read MoreMount Jefferson from the Great Gulf – and a meteor shower too!
When: August 11-13, 2007 Where: Great Gulf Wilderness, White Mountains, NH A few weeks ago I had the idea of heading up to the Whites to view this year’s Perseid Meteor Shower. I knew of a nice spot in the Great Gulf Wilderness (a relatively remote, rugged section of the Whites nestled at the base …
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