Heading up Haystack on the Pemi Loop

Alpha Guide: Hiking the Pemi Loop

One of the Northeast’s great backpacking adventures proves that good things don’t come easy.


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Alpha Guide: The Presidential Traverse

You can savor this uber-classic and spend a night or two above the trees, but completing the Presidential Traverse in a day is a bucket-list achievement worthy of any Easterner's…


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Mount Washington from the summit of Pierce

The Top 6 Summit Views in the New Hampshire 48

There are a lot of great views up there. But, we think these take the cake.


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11 Tips for Staying Warm While Backpacking in Fall

It's cold out there. That doesn't mean you need to stop camping.


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Go Nocturnal: 6 Tips for Hiking After Dark

Think you really know a trail? Hike it after the sun goes down.


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Alpha Guide: Mount Marcy via the Van Hoevenberg Trail

They don't call it "cloud splitter" for nothing.


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The Guide to iPhone Hiking Photography

The best camera is whatever one you have with you when the terrain makes your jaw drop.


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5 Hikes in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region

The lakes aren't the only nice thing in New Hampshire's Lakes Region.


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A Guide to Backpacking the Virginia Triple Crown

Either knock out these three peaks as day hikes or loop them all together into the Triple Crown.


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