Ringing in 2014: Outdoor Fun in New Hampshire
When it comes to New Year’s Eve, Kendra and I prefer quiet celebration, so when our friends Meg and Marcy invited us to spend the holiday in a cottage in the woods of New...
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Hiking Carter Hill, North Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Carter Hill, North Andover, MA Date: December 8, 2013 Distance: .5 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 253 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: None! Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] Last weekend Addie and I...
Hiking: Getting Lost in Pawtuckaway State Park, NH
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Pawtuckaway State Park, Nottingham, NH Date: November 10, 2013 Distance: 4.91 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 330 feet Our Hiking Time: 3 hours, 15 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: White Diamonds (Round Pond Trail), White Rectangles (South Ridge...
Hiking Woodchuck Hill, North Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Woodchuck Hill, North Andover, MA Date: October 20, 2013 Distance: 2.91 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 154 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 28 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: Red (Woodchuck Trail), Orange (Loop Connector), & Green (Eagle...
Hiking West Rattlesnake Mountain via Old Bridle Path, Holderness, NH
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: West Rattlesnake Mountain, Holderness, NH Date: October 14, 2013 Distance: 3.11 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 351 feet Our Hiking Time: 2 hours, 28 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: Yellow Rectangles Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] This is my third...
Hiking at Wilkinson Reservation, Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Wilkinson Reservation, Andover, MA Date: September 27, 2013 Distance: 1.9 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 174 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 17 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: White Rectangles Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] If you’re looking for a...
Hiking at Goldsmith Woodlands, Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Goldsmith Woodlands, Andover, MA Date: September 14, 2013 Distance: 2 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 131 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: None – follow the signs! Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] We have...
Bicycling the Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, MA – Nashua, NH
Kendra’s parents, Boris and Jane, are in town to help us with the twins. Usually when they visit from South Carolina, we go camping, or hiking, or some other adventure, but this visit we’ve...
Hiking Mt. Kearsarge, Warner, NH
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Mt. Kearsarge, Warner, NH Date: July 24, 2013 Distance: 1.37 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 400 feet Our Hiking Time: 2 hours, 35 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: White Triangle (Lincoln Trail) & White Rectangle (Rollins Trail) Difficulty: Moderate/Easy...
Hiking at Bradley Palmer State Park, Topsfield, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Bradley Palmer State Park, Topsfield, MA Date: July 16, 2013 Distance: 1.16 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 98 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour round trip Trail Blaze: Blue Triangles & Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] Sometimes you just gotta...