I can’t believe it had gotten to be August and Aubrey and I still had not made it up a “big mountain” yet for the year. There were multiple factors why, but probably the largest one was because Aubrey just didn’t want too. I don’t want to push her or force her into it so…… Continue reading Mount Pierce #3
This is a BRAND NEW hiking list for kids! Created by Alex Herr- an exceptional young hiker here in New Hampshire. Her hiking journey is what inspired me to hike with Aubrey (check out her mothers book Up- A mother and daughter’s peakbagging adventure). Alex is a 16 year old Girl Scout who had created…… Continue reading 13 Before 13
The end of May rolled around and enough was enough. We (I) needed to get away and go camping. With a limited budget I dug out a NH State Park gift certificate we had (Thanks MoMo!) and booked a couple nights at Dry River Campground in Crawford Notch.I was a bit nervous for this trip…… Continue reading Crawford Notch Camping
Saturday Morning we woke up at Dry River Campground. It was a bit chilly so I turned the heater on, got the camper nice and toasty. Started my coffee and began making breakfast for Aubrey and myself. We had pancakes. Her favorite camping breakfast. She requests….no demands them every time we go. After eating and…… Continue reading Iron Mountain
There are very few Monadnock Region peaks Aubrey hasn’t done yet. Little Monadnock was one. It’s a pretty boring mountain, with only one limited view just before the summit. But being a holiday weekend I didn’t want to hike in big crowds with Charger so Little Monadnock was a good local choice. We made decent…… Continue reading Little Monadnock (Fitzwilliam NH)
