Ski Season Right Ahead
PHOTO: We can’t wait for the snow to cover the trails at Jackson XC. Jackson XC is extending its snowmaking to include additional distance on the Wentworth Resort Loops. White Mountain Nordic–six cross country ski…
Tanque Verde Ranch – Our Trip To An Arizona Dude Ranch
PHOTO: Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson, Arizona: Sharon rides her horse Colonel along the trails between the cactus. Established in 1868, the Ranch is located on 640 acres in the Sonoran Desert and adjacent to the…
Dry River Wilderness – Away From The Crowds
PHOTO: Bria on the Mount Clinton Trail in the designated Presidential Dry River Wilderness. She stands next to an old log that once blocked the trail but was removed. The square cut was left behind…
Winniweta Falls
PHOTO: Bria crossing the Ellis River at the beginning of the Winniweta Falls Trail in Jackson. At times at high water the Ellis River can be difficult to ford but that also means the cascading…
Scenic Railriders – Pedal The Rails With Mom
PHOTO: The northern terminus of the tour is the Hannah Duston Historic Site and Monument where the Merrimack and Contoocook Rivers meet. Riders are ready to pedal back to their station to complete our 6.2…
Muchyedo Banks Paddle
PHOTO: Becca paddles past the statue of Hannah Duston where the Contoocook meets the Merrimack Rivers. The memorial was erected in 1874 and is the first publically-funded statue in New Hampshire and the first statue…
Mount Monadnock: Marlboro Trail And Monte Rosa
PHOTO: Becca leaving Monte Rosa, a sub-peak on the southwest shoulder of Mount Monadnock. From here the summit of Mount Monadnock is high above her and three quarters of a mile away. Mount Monadnock is…
There’s Still Snow On The Mountains! Mount Sunapee & Mount Waumbek
PHOTO: Last weekend on Mount Waumbek Eric Rathbun completed his second Grid–hiking all 48 New Hampshire 4,000 footers in every month. He completed his first grid way back in March of 2011. Spring is here…
Snow Again And No Power Again
PHOTO: Sunny April Fools Day at Waterville Valley, yours truly, Bria, Danielle and Kris, we skied non stop for three and a half hours because the morning’s corn snow was wonderful. After lunch we still…
A Day Of Spring Skiing At Loon Mountain
PHOTO: Bria makes first tracks on Loon Mountain’s South Peak Cruiser Trail. Cannon Cliff, Big Coolidge Mountain and the tip tops of the Franconia Range Mountains are nearly always in sight when skiing Loon’s South…
Ayuh! .. Skiing In Maine
PHOTO: In the rain Kris skis towards the SuperQuad at Sugarloaf. While we were in Maine, Mother Nature threw all the weather she could think of at us. For a minute she did offer up…
Time For Tenney Mountain
PHOTO: Tenney Mountain in Plymouth, NH has 48 Trails and 1,400 vertical feet of fun! Look at the snow on Tenney’s Shooting Star Trail. Tenney has made major improvements and the skiing and snowboarding is…
Dartmouth Skiway
PHOTO: A wonderful winter day riding the Holt’s Ledge double chairlift at the Dartmouth Skiway. The natural snow on the Lift Line Trail below and in the trees was pretty to see and fun to…
Two Great Trips To Waterville Valley Resort
PHOTO: Kris skis the White Cap Trail at the Waterville Valley Resort on a splendid winter day. The surrounding White Mountains are big eye-fillers. From Waterville’s slopes Mount Washington’s white tiptop to nearby Osceola and…
UPHILL!
PHOTO: Uphill skiing has been gaining in popularity for years and New Hampshire resorts offer routes for uphill skinning, splitboarding and snowshoeing. Here at Bretton Woods the uphill route often has a line of uphill…