Gear List

As hikers generally love to talk gear, I’ve added a Gear List page that I’ll be using to track the gear I’m using and some of my backup / older stuff.  The list is always available right from the top menu.

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Hiking in “Bad” Weather

A lot of folks shy away from hiking in bad weather.  They find it generally less pleasant when its too cold, too hot, too rainy, too windy or whatever.  While there are certainly extremes, I quite enjoy pushing the boundaries and getting out in all sorts of weather.  It gives me an opportunity to test […]

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Monument Mountain hike

Last weekend, the family headed out to do some hiking in western Massachusetts. We were originally headed for some waterfalls but as some weather was coming in, we cut the drive short when we saw a turn off for Monument Mountain.

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