Amy Patenaude is the Weirs Times Outdoor Columnist. She is a life-long resident of New Hampshire, born in Concord and now a Henniker resident.
Amy has been writing her bi-weekly column for the Weirs Times since 2000. Amy travels to the highest peaks as well as to the more obscure places of nature throughout the state of New Hampshire and beyond. Amy’s international treks have also taken her from the Virgin Islands to Ireland and places in between. Each visit brought to life in her own personal style.
When Amy isn’t researching a column for the Weirs Times you might find her competing in a cross-country or alpine race, just to relax.
So, whether it’s a cross-country ski-trip, a hike through the known and unknown trails of New Hampshire or an exotic adventure to places “away”, Amy is sure to surprise even the most seasoned outdoor enthusiast with her adventurous, educational and fun experiences in the great outdoors.
Kicking and Gliding at Jackson XC & A Ski Day at Loon Mountain
January had lots of snow and cold but the January thaws were no fun for winter lovers. Ice fishing and hockey enthusiasts had to stay […]
Zermatt, Switzerland: Big Mountains, Big Fun
“The Matterhorn is everywhere,” the desk agent at our hotel told us after we discovered that our room did not have a view of the […]
Plenty of Snow For Everyone To Enjoy
We did a lot of playing in the snow over the holidays and the snow storms came just in time to dress up the slopes […]
Ragged Mountain Resort
December has been a fun month for skiers and snowboarders. We’ve had some good snowstorms and plenty of cold nights and even when Heat Miser […]
Snow Much Fun!
What fun it is to be playing in the snow. The good skiing and hiking/snowshoeing right now makes it appear that winter is here to […]
It’s Snowtime!
We aren’t buried like we were last year at this time but we have received some natural snow. Add to that the many cold nights […]
Waterville Valley Hiking and Congratulations Anna
We went to the Waterville Valley Conference Center last Saturday evening for the New England Ski Museum’s annual meeting and dinner. Waterville Valley’s own Anna […]
Fabulous Fall &Waterfalls & Boulder Caves Lost River Gorge
Peak foliage is behind us now and wasn’t it grand! According to the calendar, the first day of fall was September 23rd and the first […]
ADVENTURING: Welton Falls Trail
Becca and I have many old guide books and maps and sometimes for fun we use them to go adventuring. My first guide, a 1976 […]
Cannon Mountain Hike
Charlie put the bike rack on the back of the car and we loaded up our bicycles and drove to the Old Man viewing parking […]
Carrigain Notch & Mount Carrigain
The mountaintops were hiding behind the clouds as I drove down Crawford Notch. I turned up Sawyer River Road and drove up the gravel road […]
Great Hill Fire Tower
Great Hill certainly lives up to its name. The panorama vista from the Great Hill Fire Tower is one of the finest. The Sandwich Range […]
Journey’s End: Vermont’s Long Trail
Liz and I are finally End to Enders. We finished the Long Trail last Wednesday, all 272 miles. We began section hiking the Long Trail […]
Cannon & Loon – Family Mountaintop Fun
Katie and Scott, my husband Charlie’s sister and her husband, are from Wisconsin and they came to visit us and they wanted to see our […]
Mount Pemigewasset and Clark’s Trading Post
We sure had a full day of summer fun last Sunday. Bria and I met at the north end of the Flume parking lot at […]