Tag Archives: White Mountains

Mountain spring: hike to North Doublehead

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Dianne Fallon

Mountains in spring, breath clean oxygen. Listen:  in the spruce, loving birds. I’ve been working with my students on form poems, including haiku. Thus, I attempt to describe a recent hike with a combination of haiku, photos and text. Indulge … Continue reading →

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Giving up on Isolation

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Dianne Fallon

When we set out from Kittery at 6 a.m., I knew we had a grueling day ahead of us: two+ hours to the trailhead, 11.5+ miles of hiking, 5,000+ feet of elevation gain. Mount Isolation is one of the “shortest” … Continue reading →

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Mountain Day on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Dianne Fallon

On August 11, 2016, Japan’s inaugural Mountain Day holiday, I was climbing Mount Fuji with my son and thousands of other hikers. We didn’t know it was Mountain Day, but later, when I learned about the holiday, aimed at getting … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering the beautiful silence on Coppermine Trail

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Dianne Fallon

The car thermometer read two degrees as we pulled on gloves, strapped on snowshoes, and set out on the Coppermine Trail to Bridal Veil Falls. The trail began flat and easy on a road transformed into tunnel of trees and … 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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Hiking the Baldface Circle Trail, plus twenty

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Dianne Fallon

The guidebook describes the Baldface Circle Trail as “a strenuous trip not to be underestimated,” but I didn’t remember it as so. I first hiked this 9.8 mile loop with my husband back in 1997 in early November. Then, I … Continue reading →

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Presidential aspirations: You can’t always get what you want

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Dianne Fallon

I have long held Presidential aspirations — that is, to complete the Presidential traverse hike across the highest peaks of New England including Mount Washington, Jefferson,  Adams, and Madison. I love the high open alpine terrain of these summits, and … Continue reading →

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Bretton Woods: birches, beautiful snow, and bargains

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Dianne Fallon

In this new year, I’m taking some time away from longer projects to write about New England ski areas. I’ve been skiing since junior high (back in the days when kids went to junior high) and over the years have … Continue reading →

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Intersecting slopes on Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Dianne Fallon

As we hauled ourselves up the granite cone of New Hampshire’s 3,478-foot Mount Chocorua, a middle-aged woman picking her way down the granite ledges groaned as she stretched out her legs to ease herself down an especially large slab. My … Continue reading →

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Moriah, my Moriah: Why did I wait so long to climb thee?

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Dianne Fallon

As I hike through a lacy hemlock forest, I wonder why I have waited so long to hike 4,049-foot Mount Moriah. The Carter-Moriah Trail climbs 3,400 feet from its base in Gorham, N.H., but the trail doesn’t feel as steep … Continue reading →

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