There’s been little progress on Crucible since my last post. Most of this is due to the fact that I was busy hiking in the White Mountains. To whit:

Mount Osceola, East Peak
Mount Jackson
Galehead Mountain & South Twin Mountain

The Mount Jackson hike was done as a part of the Flags on the 48 9/11 […]

Gray Braxten and I are going to embark on a hooky hike sometime this month. We’re going to try Ice Gulch in northern New Hampshire. It won’t be a long hike, God knows my body isn’t up to tackling a 4000-footer right now, but it should be an enjoyable day off from work.
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My apologies for the overly done title. I didn’t know what to write and figured I’d just throw something out.
The hiking trip up Mount Washington planned for tomorrow has been postponed due to the weather, to whit, tropical storm Tammy. To say that I’m disappointed is an understatement. I had planned a […]

The AMC has a club called The Four Thousand Footer Club. This club is composed of hikers who have climbed the highest peaks in the White Mountains. They publish a list of eligible mountains and, upon hiking all of the peaks on that list, hikers can submit an application to join the club.
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Yesterday was the Flags on the 48 memorial hike and, coincidentally, the day of our hike as well. Sunday’s hiking crew was: Ken Guerin, Gary Braxten, Chuck Rowe, Chuck Hacala, Joey Tang.
First, let me say that yesterday’s hike was superb. Absolutely fantastic. The only downer was that the muscles behind my knees […]