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Backpacking, Fly Fishing and Tenkara in the White Mountains

EclecticGuy August 04, 2009 backpacking, fly fishing, hiking, nature, tenkara No Comments

On Saturday morning, Nick and I met up with our friends Aaron and Ethan to head north to White Mountains of New Hampshire. On the way up, it was obvious that the rivers were swollen from all of the rain we had through July. I have never seen them this high, this late in the summer. We stopped at our favorite pancake house for breakfast before hitting the trail.

It was a short drive to the Lincoln Woods parking area and trailhead from there. We had a lot … Continue Reading

Backpacking in the White Mountains

EclecticGuy August 04, 2007 backpacking, me, nature, video No Comments

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This weekend we took our first ever family backpacking trip! I planned for a moderate 5 mile trip in to the Pemigewasset Wilderness Area in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I helped everyone get packed on Friday and we all hit the sack for an early 2+ hour drive.

We managed to hit the road at … Continue Reading

Backpacking in the Presidential Range

EclecticGuy August 10, 2006 backpacking, family No Comments

Nick, John, Mia and I did a 3 day, 20 mile backpack trip in the White Mountains.

Rocky Brook Trailhead

On day 1 we started at the Rocky Brook trailhead  and hiked in 5 miles to set up our base camp just as it started to pour down rain. Nick cut his finger preparing kindling for a campfire. We ended up eating stew prepared on our JetBoil – I cooked in the rain while the kids and … Continue Reading