For those of you who followed our winter adventure, you know the measures I went to to keep my little hiking partner safe. And by keeping At...

Good morning, There was nearly frost on the pumpkin here in the country this morning. I knew it was cold when I woke up in the middle of the...

One of us is losing weight. Unfortunately, it’s not the one who needs it most. Atticus is on a high protein/low carb diet. He’s now eat...

Today's Boston Sunday Globe Magazine has a good article on the White Mountains: "A Beautiful Place to Die". It's well wor...

“When I was very young and the urge to be someplace else was on me, I was assured by mature people that maturity would cure this itch. When ...

We're just back from a rainy week in Tamworth. We did get one hike in, a tough little scramble up to Mt. Wonalancet in the Sandwich Rang...

Well…this is a new experience for the two of us. We’re house sitting in Tamworth, a small town on the eastern side of the White Mountains j...

Three summers ago Atticus and I threw ourselves into climbing each of the 48 4,000-footers in the White Mountains and finished the list in 1...

I love August. It’s my favorite month of the year, until September gets here. Then September is my favorite month of the year, until October...

My friend Ann is fond of saying her most memorable hikes are often the ones when the wheels fall off the cart. Last week Atticus and I enter...

While waiting for Jeff to go up and tag North and South Hancock today, Atticus and I spent much of our time sitting by streams. This was my...

Yes, I’m aware someone needs a haircut and a bath and could maybe stand to lose a few pounds. (I mean besides me.) Today we were off to hike...

“In Loving Memory of our best friend, Spot! For although we may not be together in the way we used to be, We are still connected by a cord n...

"In memory of my Dazy dog. I adopted Dazy from a family in Campton, NH shortly after I graduated from college. She was 10 months old at...

"In memory of our neighbors' collie Shanena; who passed away several years ago at the age of 13. Of all the collies she owned, Shan...

"I dedicate Galehead to all my cat and dog friends, past and present (and that’s a lot!). I've attached is a photo of the present c...

Sorry to be missing as of late but I escaped the high humidity of the mountains with a much-needed trip down to Newburyport between Wednesda...

It took a few days but the slide show from last Saturday's hike to Galehead and South and North Twin is finally up. You can access it by...

“And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascendi...