Category Archives: Day Hikes

White Mountains (day 4, Mount Moriah)

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Maggie

We’ve been evacuated from Dolly Copp due to Hurricane Irene, and had to spring for another hotel sooner than we really wanted. There is so much excitement around what is now a tropical depression, and so far there has been … Continue reading →

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White Mountains (day 3, evening) Pinkham B Road

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Maggie

After Mount Washington, it was all downhill. We did manage a brief jaunt down historical Pinkham B road (not maintained in winter — or apparently summer either) to see some falls. Somehow none of the pictures turned out well. I … Continue reading →

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White Mountains (day 2, Madison attempt)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Maggie

Today I was feeling up for another hard summit push. Or at least, I thought I was. I knew within 10 minutes that I’d be hiking while sore the whole day. And soon enough, sore and wobbly. That is partially … Continue reading →

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White Mountains (day 1, Mount Webster)

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Maggie

The first day in the White mountains, we drove over to Crawford Notch to climb Mount Webster via the Webster-Jackson trail (2023′ elevation gain, 4.6 miles total). Just a photo post for today, since I have a backlog of photos … Continue reading →

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Echo Lake (day 4, afternoon)

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Maggie

We spent today on Echo lake beach, reading and hiking. Echo lake is one of the few places where you can swim without getting chilled to the bone. Hence, there was quite a crowd! But we found a nice shady … Continue reading →

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Mount Desert Island (day 2, afternoon)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Maggie

Found some free wifi and non-free coffee at The Independent Cafe in Bar Harbor (they also have some amazing blueberry muffins), then set off to hike up Dorr and Cadillac Mountains (1270 and 1530 ft above sea level, respectively). Our … Continue reading →

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