Saturday, we adventured on a 5 year wedding anniversary hike off the Kancamagus Highway. The UNH trail wandered 5 miles round trip, with about a 1400' vertical climb up Hedgehog Mountain. There were two lookouts in addition to a nice view from the top. Logan and I found a rock that was as comfortable as a sofa …
Hiking Lafayette, Lincoln, and Little Haystack
On Friday, I headed north to hike. I picked the Franconia Ridge Trail Loop, right across from Cannon Mountain. It's a very popular hike and some say it has the best views, but is strenuous: Old Bridle Path to the peak of Mt. Lafayette (5260') and then across the ridge to Mt. Lincoln (5089') and Little …
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Tuckerman Ravine Trail
On Saturday a coworker, Keith, and I climbed up the Tuckerman Ravine trail at Mount Washington. Earlier in the week, the actual bowl received 8" of new snow causing wind slabs and avalanche danger. We watched the forecasts and knew there would be questionable weather and potentially dangerous conditions in the bowl, but wanted to expend some energy and knew …
One Year Checkup!
UPDATE: Well, they couldn't fit Logan in for this Friday, so we'll be going next Friday! We'll be heading down to the doctor's office on Friday for a one year checkup. Provided they actually schedule Logan for the tests (that's still in doubt), it should be Logan's final visit as a patient with the surgeons. …
Differences
There have been some obvious changes over the past year, and some less obvious changes. One of the least important and most interesting is my belly button. I had a mixed belly button - I always thought it was an innie or a hybrid. After discussion with friends, and research, there was always the conclusion that …
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