Category Adventures in the Outdoors
Hiking the Wildcats
The Wildcats are a rugged section of the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire that offers some amazing views of Mount Washington and the Presidentials in the White Mountains. The trail is a mix of rocky, steep, and muddy sections that is definitely on the difficult side of hikes in this region. We hiked the Wildcats […]
The Tripyramids of New Hampshire – Middle and North Tripyramid Hike – 2 of the NH48
Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire. They both are part of the NH48 Challenge, as peaks in New Hampshire that rise above 4,000 feet in elevation.
Hiking Thomas Cole and Black Dome Mountains
At 3,994 feet and 3,953 feet in elevation, Black Dome and Thomas Cole are the 3rd and 4th highest peaks in the Catskills. These peaks are traversed by the east-west Black Dome Range Trail between Elmer Barnum Road in the west and Big Hollow Road in the east. For this hike we began at the […]
Bushwhacking Vly Mountain (3,541′) in the Catskills
At 3,541 feet in elevation, Vly Mountain is part of the Catskills 3500 Challenge and is considered a trailless peak, although there is a well defined herd path to the summit from the notch between Vly and Bearpen Mountains. For our hike we began at the paved end of County Route 3 off of Route […]
Mount Madison (5,366′) – NH 4000 Footer – Via Howker Ridge Trail
Standing tall at 5,366 feet in elevation in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Mount Madison is the northernmost mountain in the Presidential Range. We began at the Appalachia Trailhead on Route 2, just outside of Gorham, NH. Note that this is a very busy trailhead and it fills up fast. We arrived around 7:45 […]
Slide Mountain and a whole lot more
The hiking traverse across Slide, Cornell, and Wittenberg Mountains is one of my very favorite hikes in the Catskills. On this trip, I added a bit more to the hike, but going out to the north on the Phoenicia East Branch Trail after descending Wittenberg (instead of descending all the way to Woodland Valley State […]
Hiking the Northeast’s highest peak
With friends visiting from Oklahoma who had never hiked in the northeast, what better introduction is there than Mount Washington? Part of our trip was based out of our NH place, so all was perfect, except for the monsoonal rainy season we seemed to have for most of July. Even so, we squeaked out a […]
Hiking Mount Moosilauke in New Hampshire’s White Mountains via the Asquam Ridge, Beaver Brook, and Gorge Brook Trails
One of the New Hampshire 4000 footers, Mount Moosilauke stands at 4,802 feet tall. The mountain is crossed by a number of trails, including the Appalachian Trail. For Appalachian Trail hikers, Mount Moosilauke is often considered the gateway to the White Mountains by northbound thru hikers, and the end of the Whites for southbound thru […]
Hiking Dixville Notch, Table Rock, and Mount Gloriette
On our latest trip to New Hampshire, despite it being a relatively cold, wet and chilly Fourth of July weekend, we did manage to get out and do a few hikes. The first was one around Dixville Notch in the North Country of New Hampshire. The notch is a rugged gash in the northern mountains, […]
Hiking NH’s Percy Peaks
The Percy Peaks are two of the most iconic mountains of New Hampshire’s north country. They rise above Groveton and Stark and their open rocky slopes make them stand out from quite some distance. North Percy is the higher of the two peaks at 3,430′, while South Percy tops out at 3,234′. I’m particularly fond […]
Jeff Senterman 