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Such Great Heights : December 2013
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It all started as one woman's journey. Now it's one woman and her dog's journey through the mountains of New England. Saturday, December 28, 2013. The O's for December. Ice and plenty of it. Could I restructure my winter season and still make it work? How can I live down turning back after driving for close to 2 hours? Then I remembered… It’s always worse than it looks. I got my crampons on and had some Gatorade which took away my shakes and got ready to ascend. Saturday, December 14, 2013. Knowing that ...
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on a path with heart: May 2014
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On a path with heart. Ramblings on hiking, tomfoolery, and folly in new england. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Carrabassett Valley Backpacking 5/24-5/25/14. Working title: Welcome to the land of snark and obscenity. Peaks: Mt. Abraham, Spaulding Mountain, Sugarloaf Mountain, Mt. Redington, South Crocker Mountain, North Crocker Mountain. Mileage/gain: 26.2 miles, 8700' of gain. Hefting our packs (and boy, did they feel heavy! John finishing the Rapid Stream crossing. Not long after this, we came to a small bro...
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Off on Adventure: February 2015
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Surfacing on occasion to report on wanderings, usually from "off the grid" locations in the Adirondacks and New England, but invariably other locations as well. Lake George - from Tongue Mtn Range - 11/11/2011. Saturday, February 28, 2015. XC Ski - E. Branch Sacandaga Trail - Siamese Ponds Wilderness - 2/28/15. Signs at the summer parking area. Sign in kiosk and the intersection with the NW corner of the Botheration Loop. Great ski conditions along the trail. By going north to south I had more downhill o...
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Off on Adventure: June 2015
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Surfacing on occasion to report on wanderings, usually from "off the grid" locations in the Adirondacks and New England, but invariably other locations as well. Lake George - from Tongue Mtn Range - 11/11/2011. Thursday, June 25, 2015. Kayak Paddle - Fort Ann Beach (Pilot Knob Road) to Phelps Island - 6/24/15. We headed north around Point Comfort and continued north towards Phelps Island. We stayed close to the shore because of the choppiness. Phelps Island straight ahead. Dome Island just left of center.
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Off on Adventure: May 2015
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Surfacing on occasion to report on wanderings, usually from "off the grid" locations in the Adirondacks and New England, but invariably other locations as well. Lake George - from Tongue Mtn Range - 11/11/2011. Saturday, May 30, 2015. Hoffman Notch Trail - Hoffman Notch Wilderness - 5/30/15. Since we were almost to Big Marsh, we continued on to take a look. Leesa had not seen it before in summer. The last time she was there, it was 20 degrees below zero! Big Marsh really does have water in it. It was war...
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Off on Adventure: August 2015
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Surfacing on occasion to report on wanderings, usually from "off the grid" locations in the Adirondacks and New England, but invariably other locations as well. Lake George - from Tongue Mtn Range - 11/11/2011. Monday, August 31, 2015. Shanty Brook and Kibby Pond - Siamese Ponds Wilderness - 8/30/15. Site where the cable used to go over the river. The summit did not disappoint. We explored the eastern half of the horseshoe first, followed by the west side. It became obvious to us that this is a r...It wa...
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Off on Adventure: The War Room
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Surfacing on occasion to report on wanderings, usually from "off the grid" locations in the Adirondacks and New England, but invariably other locations as well. Lake George - from Tongue Mtn Range - 11/11/2011. War Room - "A room at the center of operations of an organization, where the status of operations may be discussed, or plans made, and often containing special equipment, such as charts, maps, or computers, to assist such functions.". 65279;. The "kitchen" before - August 2009. WFO BTV Storm To...
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Such Great Heights : November 2013
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It all started as one woman's journey. Now it's one woman and her dog's journey through the mountains of New England. Saturday, November 30, 2013. 8220;You’re turning back? 8221; One of them said to me with a tone of really (? In her voice. I was floored that a hiker would question someone’s decision with such a tone. 8220;Yes, I am turning back.” I said quietly and kept looking down at Isis. “I can get it another time.” I mumbled as I walked away. Has a lot lower water level. Monday, November 25, 2013.