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Barefoot and happy
posted: 10/9/2007 at 4:05 AM
modified: 10/9/2007 at 4:08 AM
I had an excellent backpacking trip this weekend in New Hampshire. This is without a doubt the best time of year to get out in the woods. Few bugs, comfortable temperatures, and great fall foliage.





Backpacking is my favorite kind of cross training, by far. On the continuum of speed vs endurance, it's way out on the endurance end beyond long slow running.

And for the gear-obsessed, you can endlessly tinker with your kit to squeeze every last ounce out. At 31 pounds for two days, I think I'm doing ok, but the true connoisseur can make do with half that. Smile
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posted: 10/9/2007 at 5:12 AM
Ed - that is just so gorgeous - thanks for sharing those pics Smile
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posted: 10/9/2007 at 10:44 AM
modified: 10/9/2007 at 10:48 AM
I concur. I have started backpacking with my 7-year old. Wish I could get out and do it more - so far once in the spring, once in the fall. We just did an overnighter weekend before last. Love the gear fetish, but love seeing how <url=http://www.kuffelcreek.com/new_release.htm>simple I can keep it </url>too.

Gorgeous pics!
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Blaine Moore
posted: 10/9/2007 at 11:25 AM
I took the Tuckerman Ravine up Mount Washington a couple of years ago around this time of year, and that was a lot of fun. I did quite a bit of hiking this summer, but haven't really gotten out for it this fall (unless you count running the Pisgah 50k, which did go through a forest that looks like your pictures...)
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posted: 10/9/2007 at 2:50 PM
I did a nice hike on Saturday. It is great cross training and I noticed that my hiking pace was much faster than before I re-started running four months ago. Not so fast that I didn't enjoy the hike though. Big grin
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Resonate
posted: 10/9/2007 at 2:56 PM
Beautiful pics, Ed. Thanks for sharing them.
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Wish I were there
posted: 10/9/2007 at 3:19 PM
Great pictures! Looks like a wonderful place to go hiking.
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    Barefoot and happy
    posted: 10/9/2007 at 7:00 PM
    Thanks guys. On a trip like this I'm always torn between my love of photography and my love of a light pack. This time I went with only the tiny camera. There were definitely times I longed for the super wide lens on my SLR, but I'm still quite happy with the results.
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    Wish I were there
    posted: 10/10/2007 at 3:40 AM
    modified: 10/10/2007 at 3:41 AM
    Quote from Ed4 on 10/9/2007 at 7:00 PM:
    Thanks guys. On a trip like this I'm always torn between my love of photography and my love of a light pack. This time I went with only the tiny camera. There were definitely times I longed for the super wide lens on my SLR, but I'm still quite happy with the results.


    Those pictures are worthy of framing.

    Just thinking of those pictures taken with the wide lens, wow, that would have been really awesome!
    ~Michelle
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    posted: 10/10/2007 at 12:25 PM
    Fall is my favorite time of year, and you've captured why in your pics! I can even hear the leaves crunching and smell that fall air! Thanks for sharing! Very nice. Smile
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    posted: 10/10/2007 at 3:00 PM
    Nice pictures! When I was living in Montana I loved to go out into the woods during fall. All the tamaracks were turning gold, and the woods always smell the best in the fall. I wish I could get out into the woods, but I just moved to New York City, so that's not really an option anymore. Unless you count central park... Tongue

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    Barefoot and happy
    posted: 10/10/2007 at 10:52 PM
    Quote from Jacob Fern on 10/10/2007 at 3:00 PM:
    I wish I could get out into the woods, but I just moved to New York City, so that's not really an option anymore. Unless you count central park... Tongue


    Rent a car and spend a weekend in the Berkshires. There's some fine hiking on the AT as it passes through the north west tip of Connecticut and western Massachusetts.
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    posted: 10/12/2007 at 4:05 PM
    Agreed, I am headed to southern Utah Next weekend for some "Cross training" of my own!

    Nothing like some strength training with 40Lbs of stuff on your back!
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    posted: 10/12/2007 at 5:07 PM
    Great shots, Ed. Where in NH did you go? I agree, fall is the best time!

    A 31 lb. backpack? Holy cow, that's a lot of bagels! Wink
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    Barefoot and happy
    posted: 10/12/2007 at 9:06 PM
    Quote from btb1490 on 10/12/2007 at 5:07 PM:
    Where in NH did you go?


    The Pemigewasset Wilderness, which is part of the White Mountain National Forest.
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