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.
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 […]
Mount Washington Golf & The Cog Railway
The Mount Washington Course at the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods hosted the New Hampshire Golf Associations Women’s Team Championship last week. The […]
Back On Vermont’s Long Trail
A year ago Liz and I started up the Appalachian Trail in North Adams, Massachusetts to reach the Vermont state line and the beginning of […]
Meredith Hiking Trails –
The threat of rain didn’t dampen our desire to go hiking. Bria and I decided to go to the nearby Hamlin Park in Meredith. I […]
Bradford Bog
The rain let up, the sun came out and finally it felt like spring. We decided it would be nice to get out and go […]
Between Winter & Summer – Mount Jefferson in May
Hiking in the White Mountains in the spring can be tricky if not just plain horrible. The snowmelt coupled with the falling rain makes fording […]
Spring Skiing!!
I am often asked how many days a year I ski. I joke, “I ski anytime I get the chance, I don’t count.” I have […]