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Tag Archives: history
06.14.13 “I’ve seen him when the rising sun shone like a watch-fire on the height; I’ve seen him when the day was done, Bathed in the evening’s crimson light; I’ve seen him in the midnight hour, When all the world … Continue reading →
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06.07.13 “We were left alone with the night hawks…their dry and unmusical, yet supermundane and spirit-like voices and sounds gave fit expression to this rocky mountain solitude…it was a thrumming of the mountain’s rocky chords; strains from the music of … Continue reading →
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Tagged camp, camping, clash, dead kennedys, deer, fairy spring, fassett's, harrison blake, henry david thoreau, hike, hike safe, hiking, history, joe strummer, john muir, joseph fassett mountain house, june 1858 visit, meade brook, monadnock, Monadnock State Park, monte rosa, mount monadnock, mt. monadnock, new hampshire state parks, nh state parks, night hawks, patrick hummel, photography, spring, spring hiking, thoreau bog, those who climb quote, trail, trails, trails report, weekly report |
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At 160 years ago this month in the small town of Keene in Cheshire County a large crowd gathered on Main Street eagerly awaiting the arrival of something most of whom had never seen or experienced before. More than 5,000 … Continue reading →
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Tagged bike, biking, cheshire, Cheshire rail trail, historical society, history, Keene, monadnock, new hampshire, new hampshire state parks, nh state parks, rail trail |
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05.31.13 “We have climbed it in all kinds of weather; in snowstorms and summer heat, in zero weather, in thunderstorms, in fog, and in brilliant sunshine.” – Mildred Groot, On Climbing Monadnock, 1959 As you can find a day within … Continue reading →
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“Over the River they beckon to me,/Loved ones who crossed to the further side; The gleam of their snowy robes I see, But their voices are lost on the dashing tide. There’s one with ringlets of sunny gold/ and eyes … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ashuelot, bike, covered bridge, hike, hiking, Historic Site, history, nancy wakefield, new hampshire state parks, nh state parks, over the river, photography, poem, river, trail map, trails |
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05.17.13 “I walk wherever the weather provides because everybody needs some time outside. Give me no lip and I tell you no lie.”- Clutch, Pure Rock Fury *Please note that the Monadnock Weekly Report will not be published … Continue reading →
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05.10.13 “The birds are singing in your eyes today. Sweet flowers blossom in your smile. The wind and sun are in the words you say. Where might your lonesome lover be?”- Woody Guthrie It has been a busy … Continue reading →
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I’ll begin this week with another confession. I had a lot of difficulty writing this post. It almost didn’t make it here to the blog. Months ago when I first began planning some of the places and events I wanted … Continue reading →
The New Hampshire outdoors was a great place to be this Memorial Day weekend, especially on the lawn of Portsmouth’s historic Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion during the annual Lilac Festival. The serenity of the Little Harbor seaside was enriched through the experience of… … Continue reading →
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