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02 Thursday, May 25 – Drive, Search, Camp and Rain – Perfect!
04:06 Wake up without an alarm – new record. Last record was 04:39 AM several years ago. 04:46 Depart from home. No breakfast, no bath. Just 4 operations: print latest weather forecast, attach bike to car, pickup plastic connectors and tubes for water filter, load tarps, extra blanket, hot […]
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How to Cross Pemigewasset Wilderness?
I always looked at a vast green area on the New Hampshire White Mountain map and wondered, what is it in there? It must be like a jungle in there. No people, just quietness and tranquility and calm. But I could never come up with an itinerary to actually cross it. […]
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03 Second day – 2014-05-24 SAT – Into the wild with a plan
I never carried the “full house” on my shoulders before. This time, with introduction of an old professional-grade KELTY backpack I would carry a tent, and sleeping bag, and warm clothes, and food, and tarp, and poncho and dozens of other small, but very necessary things. I woke up around 6AM, […]
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01 Crossing Wild River Wilderness – Planning and preparations
Everything is ready for the trip to Wild River wilderness. This time I am planning to stay in the wild 2 nights from Friday to Sunday and return to the car on my bike on Sunday. Monday as usual would be a “freelance” day for light exploration and contemplation. I […]
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First Night Alone – Shoal Pond Trail – Impossible to Put in Words
Completely alone in the woods. For many miles around. I didn’t see a single person on the entire wilderness portion of the trail. And now, as planned, it is my first night in the White Mountains is closing in around me. Even now it seems strange to remember […]
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Crossing Pemigewasset Wilderness through Twin Brook Trail
Crossing a huge body of wilderness often involves a question of returning back to your car. This itinerary suggests such a crossing, if you have one car, one bike and 3 nights to spend in the woods. At no point you are required to carry your tent and your sleeping […]