Backpack to Bishop Pass, California
Backpacking is HARD. And it doesn’t get easier as you get older, even if you have acquired an ultralight sleeping bag. Plus, in many areas of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, […]
Hiking
Posts about hiking in New England and beyond.
Hiking the Belknap Range in NH’s Lakes Region
Could we complete this12+ mile trek and still get back to Portsmouth in time for the concert?
A hike to Mount Parker yields clues to a smallpox outbreak
On a recent spring hike, I learned about the joys of hiking Bartlett’s Mount Parker, which offers great views of Mount Washington with far fewer people than many other White […]
The challenge of the Brothers at Baxter State Park
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 […]
A visit to Arches National Park as it all fell down
On Friday, March 6, Logan Airport was packed with travelers heading out on winter escapes. People crowded together, waiting to board with ski bags and backpacks. But in the bathroom, […]
Mountain spring: hike to North Doublehead
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 […]
Giving up on Isolation
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 […]
Hiking to the sun on Mount Fuji
On August 10-11, 2015, I climbed Mount Fuji on Japan’s first annual Mountain Day holiday. My article about this sunrise hike has just been published in the summer 2019 issue […]
August days in Death Valley
During the summer months at Death Valley, birds sometimes drop out of the sky, killed by the extreme heat. Would our car die as well? As the car slid down […]
Rangeley Days Redux: Moose, mountains, and memories
Rangeley, Maine – Our first day at the lake was windy and mostly gray, a good one for moose hunting. We don’t always get our moose, but with the right timing […]