The White Mountain National Forest - 1,225 square miles of wilderness, waterfalls, epic hikes and one of the best places to view fall foliage in the United States. This article and video will outline a 3 day itinerary, including when to visit for peak color, how to get there and how to get around, where to stay, what to see and options for accommodations.
Artist’s Bluff. One of the most iconic viewpoints of the White Mountains of New Hampshire in breathtaking fall. So iconic that you can expect the mountain to be swamped with people during peak hours in Autumn. Join us as we hike Bald Mountain and Artist’s Bluff and learn tips to beat the crowds, what the terrain is like, what to wear - and if you’re allergic to crowds, some alternative hikes.
Today we’re hiking Blueberry Mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Ancient paleolithic sites full of history with an air of mystery. These are reserved for sites in Europe, Mexico and the American West right? Well, there’s actually a number of sites right in the Eastern US. From the Cahokia Mounds in Illinois to Serpent Mound in Ohio, and even in New Hampshire at America’s Stonehenge. Join us as we visit this alleged ancient site and visit a brewery on the way back.
On a hot and humid day in late May with the threat of an afternoon rain shower, we arrived at Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough, NH. Situated on the slopes of a mountain overlooking...
On May 15th, we continued our quest to hike all of New Hampshire’s 52 peaks with a view (WAV) with a trip to the Lakes Region to summit both Mt Morgan and Percival. To make things even more exciting, we also planned to mark off 2 of the trails on the Terrifying 25...
It is Mid-Spring, which means the awkward season between ice and mud in the White Mountains. Trying to avoid the mud and soft slushy snow of higher elevations, we elected to climb...
Over the course of my quest to hike each of the New Hampshire 4k footers, I have now hiked quite a few miles along the Appalachian Trail. On a chilled September day, I finally got the chance to hike Moosilauke, the first of the New Hampshire White Mountains most thru-hikers experience on their 2,190 mile quest to...
Today was the day. After years of hiking the lesser peaks of the New Hampshire 48, I was finally ready to hike the ultimate peak - Mt Washington. Really, I don’t know what took me so long to finally climb the tallest peak in the Northeast. Maybe I was...
The sun is shining down on the endless expanse of hills and forests as we’re driving through the Northern White Mountains to Jefferson, NH. The goal is to peakbag yet another 4k footer before the day is through - Mt Waumbek in the Pliny Range, the second Northernmost of the NH48. Today, I am accompanied by...