Phoebes Nable view-cut 8/9/12

"SPNHF Interns Finish with a Bang!" (pictures)

We were able to get a second day of view-cutting on Moose Mountains Reservations Phoebes Nable Mt. on Thursday. The two interns Eric and Will returned on this humid day to widen the cut and give the peak a nice 180 degree view! If you have been up there in the past and didn't get much of a view you must see it now! A Phoebes Nable Mt. trail right from the parking lot makes for a direct hike to the summit and allows for a loop option decending the other side and down across onto Burrows Farm trail.

2012 FOT48 North Tripyramid Hike Event

2009 North Tripyramid

Each year, on or around September 11th, patriotic and impassioned hikers embark on a collective journey to raise American flags on all 48 of the 4,000+ foot summits in New Hampshire. This memorial hike continues to be the remembrance of the thousands of lives taken violently and unexpectedly. Participants create a moving memorial that is a compassionate show of emotional support to other human beings who have suffered heartbreaking, unfathomable loss. http://www.flagsonthe48.org/index.php








* This is a group hike.

2010 Passaconaway

Everyone will stay together and we will take our time hiking and enjoying the 

day. This hike is not suitable for children.
-We will meet at the Livermore parking lot in Waterville Valley at 7:45am. We will divvy out parts of the flag staff/s and flags (2) to those who wish to help carry a piece to the summit.
-We will begin our hike at 8:00am and ascend Livermore trail to the North end of Mt. Tripyramid trail.
-The hike up Mt. Tripyramid trail ascending the North slide is very difficult. We will ascend very steeply up rock slabs, broken granite and gravel sections with extensive views West and North.
-We will reach the summit of North Tripyramid (4,180') approximately 12:00pm. The flags will be hoisted and will fly until 2:00pm. During this time we will hang out and eat lunch.
-At approximately 2:00pm we will take the flags down, pack everything up and head back down. We will make an easier descent via Scaur Ridge trail and will return back to the parking area for about 5:30pm.

2011 Willey

What you will need: Plenty of water with extra in your bag, plenty of snacks and a lunch. Hiking boots/socks, small towel for wiping sweat!, a long sleeve shirt and poncho/windbreaker. Change of cloths/socks/sandals for the ride home. There is a large enclosed bathroom at the parking area. 

Contact me for questions or direction> hikethesummits@gmail.com

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Algonquin Trail 8/5/12

"A Soupy Hike" (pictures)

Sunday was to be an extremely humid day with a chance of showers and late afternoon was forecasted to have severe thunderstorms. So I didn't want to plan too big a hike and wanted to be sure we had ample tree cover in case of heavy rain and a quick-out if it did. The plan was to head towards the Sandwich Range. I had Algonquin trail in mind and we decided to give it a go. This is one of our favorite trails and was relatively near by. The Sandwich Notch road had seen extensive repairs since our last visit here. Must have been heavily washed out by Hurricane Irene. It had really needed some work and now has new culverts and nicely packed sand and gravel. There are still some steep tar sections not suitable for low clearance cars.

Along our way down the road we had a young Goss hawk land on a branch directly above the road only 20 feet up. It was neat to see him so up-close. We parked at the trail head deep in the woods and were once again greeted by a Goss hawk. The trail was pretty dried out as is the case for everywhere right now. Brooks, streams, rivers, marshes...all at a trickle or dried completely out with the severe lack of rain this summer. There were a few mosquito's but nothing major. We made good time up the first section with easy grades then began the first of many steep climbs. We stopped often trying to catch our breathes in the dense, soup-like air that was close to 100% humidity! Even the mushrooms were all dried up, only finding a few that were picture worthy.

As we broke tree line into the first ledge views were nothing more than fog passing through the trees. It didn't look like it would clear for us at all today. We continued our climb reaching the spot we stop at on a ledge a little ways past the Black Mt. Pond trail junction. The wind was strong here blowing wet fog over our sweaty, clamy skin cooling us down really quick. By the time we finished our lunch we were actually cold! We took our time going down the steep, damp trail. At a section of trail that descends steeply along side a stream (currently dried up) I was taking a picture of a mushroom on a log and suddenly spotted a wood frog nestled in the bark of the stump. Apparently the only damp spot around! I poured a little of my water on him which it seemed to like.