we encountered more than I bargained for. Story to come.

You've no doubt heard of the Old Man of the Mountains. Well, meet Dav e Olson, self-proclaimed "Fat Man of the Mountains." Thi...

You never know when you’ll have a wildlife sighting on the Kancamagus Highway. Often you will see cars pulled over to the side of the road a...

This morning Atticus and I were on the trail at 7:00 a.m. and on the summit of Chocorua by 9:00 a.m. There were only two other people up ...

A warm welcome to Jackson newcomers, Tom Ryan and ‘Atticus’ By Salley-Anne Partoon Having recently been signed by Brian DeFiore, the head of...

This was just sent to me and I think it’s wonderful. The following is from Jeffrey Moussaieff Mason’s book Dogs Never Lie About Love : ...

I’m often asked, “Which is your favorite 4,000-footer?” There’s no easy answer for me. I find charm in every single one of them, even those ...

Dear Tom: God has the weirdest sense of humor, not to mention timing. Let me explain. Had the blues last night something fierce. To put th...

No matter how big a little dog you are, you can always use a hug. And sometimes it's just as comforting just to sit around with a friend...

On Monday, hiking from Jericho Road up to Mount Resolution to the bottom of the Davis Path, we didn't encounter many hikers all day. Ho...

It’s a brilliant blue-sky morning that started with a chill in the air. On our morning loop through Jackson Village I wore gloves, fleece pa...

Today Atticus and I hiked with Ken and Ann Stampfer . Our destination were the ledges of Mount Resolution. It was well worth the 10-mile ...

The last couple of posts featured Wednesday's hike to Mount Moriah, one of the 4,000-footers. We haven't been there in more than a ...

I received the following on the hiking website Views From The Top : "Iron Mountain itself has a great view, but it really doesn...

More housekeeping... Last week we drove the 30 minutes to Crawford Notch and climbed to the top of Mount Willard, a smaller mountain stand...

Ten days after moving into Jackson, we have an Internet connection at the house. Time for a little bit of housekeeping. Last week, we too...

Among the numerous pleasures of hiking with Ken and Ann Stampfer is to be the recipient of some of Ken's photos of the day. Because ...

It's Sunday morning and Fairpoint failed to turn on our Internet on Friday so updates will be sporadic until they do. I'm sitting...