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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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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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Art amidst the mills of North Adams

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Dianne Fallon

A decaying mill town on a gray November weekend in an isolated corner of Massachusetts might seem an unlikely destination, but North Adams had been on my radar for a while. The  Massachusetts Museum of Modern Art (Mass MoCA) offered intriguing, … Continue reading →

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Finding the fountain of youth (maybe) on Iceland’s Laugavegur trek

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Dianne Fallon

As we begin our hike from Landmannalaugar, I feel like I am 25 again, discovering new worlds for the very first time:  vast green alpine fields, steaming fumaroles, a wide open landscape that stretches for miles.  A dark cloud chases … Continue reading →

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Bushwhacking on Mount Tecumseh

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Dianne Fallon

Impossible as it may seem, within a few minutes of our hike up Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, my friend and I have lost the trail, and now find ourselves bushwhacking through a wet humid forest. Technically we are not … Continue reading →

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Winter dreams of summer days on Mount Washburn

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Dianne Fallon

On this cold winter afternoon in Maine, I am dreaming about summer days on Mount Washburn. The temperature is even colder today at Mount Washburn, but this past August, we slathered on sun screen and wore shorts and t-shirts when … Continue reading →

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Rangeley days, now far away

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Dianne Fallon

Every summer, the town takes us by surprise.  We crest the hill on Route 4, catch our first view of the lake, and descend into an unlikely enclave of commerce:  the Pine Tree Frosty, the video store, the Laundromat, the … Continue reading →

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