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The challenge of the Brothers at Baxter State Park

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Dianne Fallon

Back in April, as we weathered the COVID pandemic at home, I scored a Labor Day weekend  campsite at Baxter State Park in northern Maine.  I had visited Baxter several times before, always for the same reason: to climb Maine’s … Continue reading →

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24 hours/four seasons: a spring hike on New Hampshire’s Mount Lafayette

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Dianne Fallon

On that 95-degree Thursday afternoon in May, we headed north from Kittery, seeking cooler air and adventure. But at 4 p.m., when we pulled into the Franconia Notch parking lot for the Old Bridle Path trailhead, the car thermometer read … Continue reading →

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Gray jays, great day: A fall hike on Mount Waumbek

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Dianne Fallon

Hiking on the Starr King Trail to 4,006-foot Mount Waumbek, it’s hard to believe that this off-the-beaten-path peak once was part of a proposal for a mega-ski resort stretching across several mountains. On the beautiful Columbus Day weekend when we … Continue reading →

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Brutal Beauty on Beaver Brook, Mount Moosilauke

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Dianne Fallon

Be careful, to avoid tragic results. Great. A punishing hike is exactly what I hoped to avoid when I set out on this day in mid-June to climb a 4,000-footer and decided to make my first ascent of New Hampshire’s 4,802-foot … Continue reading →

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