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My solo hike along the Gulfside Trail, thru the Northern Presidentials of the White Mountains Labor Day weekend 2001 DAY ZERO? – Friday evening I check the website www.mountwashington.org for weather forecast. Fortunately, weather observer Katie Hess gives a detailed forecast. Rain on Saturday morning, turning to fog in afternoon. She predicts Saturday and Sunday [...]

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September 2000 I left the wife and baby Daughter behind and traveled to Acadia National Park with my old travel companion J.B. We camped in a beautiful spot on the northern tip of Somes Sound, right in the middle of the island.

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