06.28.13 “[Monadnock is] the noblest-appearing peak south of the White Mountains, whose graceful cone seems a reduced fac-simile of Japan’s sacred mountain, Fujiyama.” – Professor William Copeman Kitchin, 1920. Kitchin’s quote, above, may seem like it was one of the first comparisons of Monadnock and Fuji, having been printed nearly 100 years ago. But […]
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Monadnock Weekly Report 06.14.13
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 beneath were sleeping. Like some lone sentry in his tower, His patient watch in silence […]
Monadnock Weekly Report 06.07.13
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 Chaos, such as were heard when the earth was rent and these rocks heaved up.” […]
Pillsbury State Park
Pillsbury State Park – August 11, 2011 Set around 10 different ponds and wetlands, and crisscrossed with a variety of trails, Pillsbury State Park is a paddler’s paradise. Spread out over the 7,280-acre park, 40 campsites provide easy access to the several trails and ponds that make up the park. For the more adventurous campers […]
The Milan Hill Yurts
Milan Hill State Park Campground – June 24, 2011 Tucked into the Great North Woods, less than three miles off the Androscoggin River, the Milan Hill State Park campground makes a great base for enjoying all the great outdoor activities in the area. The campground offers both standard tent campsites as well as four yurts. […]