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Tag Archives: monadnock
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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This week an old friend and I visited New Hampshire’s oldest state park Miller State Park off of Route 101 in Peterborough. Ever since being established in 1891 the park has been a popular destination for hikers and all-day picnics … Continue reading →
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Tagged hike, hike safe, hiking, miller state park, monadnock, new hampshire state parks, nh state parks, pack monadnock, photography, picnic, spring hiking, 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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Tagged birds and ships, ceremony, charlie royce, dedication, hike, hike safe, hiking, history, leslie clark, manadnock, monadnock, Monadnock State Park, mount monadnock, mt. monadnock, national natural landmark, new hampshire state parks, nh state parks, nnl, patrick hummel, photo, photography, photos, rhododendron, Rhododendron State Park, spring, spring hiking, trail, trails, trails report, weekly report, woody guthrie |
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05.03.13 “Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but in the mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung … Continue reading →
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04.26.13 “…Birds sing to you at night. The rain and the sun, the changing seasons are true friends. Solitude is a hard won ally, faithful and patient. Yes, I think I know you.” – Henry Rollins, Black Coffee Blues … Continue reading →
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Tagged allen chamberlain, black coffee blues, caught, fox brook, henry rollins, hike, hike safe, hiking, hurricane of 1938, i know you, little mountain, malrboro trail, marian trail, monadnock, Monadnock State Park, mossy brook, mount monadnock, mt. monadnock, new hampshire state parks, nh state parks, parker trail, patrick hummel, photo, photography, photos, rain, rain shelter, scott a. smith, snow, spring, spring hiking, storm, summit shelter, thunder, trail, trails, trails report, weekly report, what to do, woodshed gang |
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04.19.13 “For Boston, for Boston we sing our proud refrain. For Boston, for Boston , ’tis wisdom’s Earthly fame. For here all are one and our hearts are true. And the towers on the heights reach the Heavens’ own blue. … Continue reading →
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Tagged boston sunrise, Dropkick Murphys, explore, exploring, for boston, hike, hiking, how to spend your time in state parks, monadnock, monadnock elevation, Monadnock State Park, mount monadnock, mt. monadnock, new hampshire state parks, new year, nh state parks, park plans, patrick hummel, snow, spring, spring hiking, T.W. Allen, trail, trails, trails report, weekly report, winter, winter hiking |
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