Tag Archives: NH family hikes

One hike, many discoveries: A plane crash, a fire tower and stone-age couches

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Dianne Fallon

Would we find the plane crash? That was the motivating question as I hit the road early one morning in late June with three middle-school boys. More than 40 years ago, on June 18, 1972, a small plane bound for … Continue reading →

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Rock scrambling on Welch-Dickey Loop Trail

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Dianne Fallon

After a mile of hiking at a moderate grade, we burst into sky as we reach the open ledges on the side of Welch Mountain.  My three 11-year-old hiking companions skip across the flat patches of granite to the ledge … Continue reading →

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