This summer I am planning on hiking the 48 4000-footers of New Hampshire. I started to hike these mountains years ago with my family and have slowly been chipping away at the list. However, I want to take advantage of my time and ability, and have decided to (ideally) complete the list by the end of August.
Along the way I am going to record my hikes, starting with those that I did last week: Tom, Field, and Willey + Passaconaway and Whiteface. The first hike was wet. Most of it was spent in 100% humidity, and the last hour was a downpour. Still fun! The second was unexpectedly beautiful. We were supposed to hike in a thunderstorm, but the sky cleared up and the rain held off. The section of Whiteface that is on the Terrifying 25 felt easy (I think because I hiked Mount Coe in Baxter State Park a few years ago).
Prior to these two, I hiked Owls Head, Tecumseh, and Tripyramids. I found Owls Head to be much easier than advertised, as my sister and I just ran the last few miles back to the car. We hiked Tecumseh in the humidity and rain, and completed Tripyramids on a sunny July afternoon. Both were uneventful but enjoyable, with limited-to-no views.
I am no expert hiker, but I feel confident that I will be able to finish this list. I had already hiked sixteen of the 48 when I started at the end of July. I am also planning a few traverses/loops to decrease the number of hikes I have to do overall. I know that not every person is physically able to hike, and so I hope that others will at least find my experiences entertaining.
Week One’s video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymchL4eS-nI
