Today was forecast to be cloudy but with temperatures in the high 60s so shorts it was. We followed the main road west along the southern edge of Cape Cod towards the elbow and the small town of Chatham as we'd discovered a promising walking trail here and there was a lighthouse too! Driving was slow going as we seem to have found the one place in New England where people actually drive below the speed limits! By the time we got to Chatham we were ready for lunc...

Sunday was another fine day but as a travel day we had little chance to appreciate the continuing good weather. Packing was a quick job as we'd lived out of our bags and cases in the main here. We gave the cabin a clean, Dave made sure the wood supply was topped up for whoever came next and Jill made sandwiches for en route, then we were off. The roads south got increasingly busy and we needed to stop for fuel. We pulled off at Concord where bizarrely the two pe...

Saturday and our last full day in the White Mountains brought more bright sunshine. Jill woke early and even stepped out of the cabin at 7.30am to take a photo of the view in early morning light. Her view was, it's a shorts day - not bad for the end of September and quite a change from a few days ago when the conditions were too cold to even attempt the Mount Washington climb! Carolyn, who we'd met on the Cascade Brook Trail had suggested the Welch-Dickey Loop a...

This morning we busied ourselves writing blog updates. This was despite the weather being pleasant again: partly because we needed to catch up on a few days' entries but also because we needed a gentler day after the demands of the previous day's hike. We typically author alternate days and edit each other's draft checking for typos and the inclusion of things we think should feature based on our different perspectives. Usually these lead to small amendments but ...

Thursday dawned beautiful! At 7:30am there was a frost on the ground but also clear blue skies: a great day for a big hike. We had a couple of choices from the walks recommended by Carolyn and decided on the more strenuous and challenging as this looked like a good day to get up high. And high we got! We started off following the Falling Waters Trail to Little Haystack Mountain (4,760ft). This trail was described in our trail guide as having river crossings and ...