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Kittredge Hill, Lucia's Lookout Northeast, Gove Northeast, Gove, and Bryant | 12/20/23
I was widely unsure whether it was worth writing a trip report for a hike I didn’t plan, particularly when I SHOULD be spending my time...
Izzy Risitano
Dec 23, 20234 min read


Al Merrill Loop | 12/1/23
Further closing the gap on the Moosilauke tab, Liz & I finally got to explore the Al Merrill trail on the east side of Moosilauke. The...
Izzy Risitano
Dec 4, 20233 min read


Goodrich Rock Trail | 11/24/23
Shoulder season is the ideal time to work on “flat-ish” sections of the trail with the family. Making use of our bonus shared day off, we...
Izzy Risitano
Nov 25, 20232 min read


Lone Oak, Blueberry Mtn, Wachipauka Pond | 11/17/23
For the first time in recent history, my drive home from school and a pleasant weather window landed on the same day. With a high of 55...
Izzy Risitano
Nov 17, 20234 min read


October Break | Colonel Whipple, Cherry Mtn, Tom-Field-Willey & Arethusa Falls.
At a remarkable ten days late, I have finally written about my lovely long weekend back in New Hampshire. This was my third of four...
Izzy Risitano
Oct 23, 20235 min read


Mt. Blue via Beaver Brook, Benton, and Tunnel Brook
Since being at school lends me the easiest access to Western New Hampshire, today became yet another tick in the Moosilauke tab. Though I...
Izzy Risitano
Sep 24, 20233 min read


Izzy Risitano
Sep 21, 20230 min read


Westside, Kedron Flume, Arethusa-Ripley, Frankenstein & Falcon Cliff | 9/17/23
Over dinner at Kingdom Tap and Table, an idea finally came to us after hours of deliberation for our last hike of the long weekend....
Izzy Risitano
Sep 20, 20234 min read


The Weeks via Starr King & Kilkenny Ridge | 9/15/23
In the early days of summer, Liz and I were plotting how to make the Weeks traverse more tolerable given its grand exposure, low water,...
Izzy Risitano
Sep 15, 20233 min read


Pond of Safety via Four Soldiers & Underhill Path | 8/17/23
Don’t fear folks- after Monday’s overly-typical hike, Liz and I got back to our regularly scheduled programming of “Is this the trail” &...
Izzy Risitano
Aug 17, 20233 min read


Imp Face & Mount Lethe | 8/14/23
Despite crossing off two peaks from two lists, the purpose of Monday’s hike was far more significant than hitting another 52WAV or...
Izzy Risitano
Aug 16, 20233 min read


Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest | 8/9/23
“How would you feel about the alleged suffer fest that makes up Three Ponds, Hubbard Brook, and Mt. Kineo trail?” Liz and I, yet again,...
Izzy Risitano
Aug 10, 20235 min read


Waterville Grand Tour | 8/2/23
The Blueprint: I’ve had this route on my radar for a while, but have consistently held it off because I knew I wanted to do it solo....
Izzy Risitano
Aug 3, 20235 min read


Tripyramids via N. Livermore, Scaur, and Pine Bend | 6/19/23
At 6 days post hike, this report has taken the prize for longest hike-to-post turnaround. While I was busy in Evan’s Notch last week, the...
Izzy Risitano
Jun 25, 20234 min read


West-Skyline Traverse: Baldfaces, Eagle Crag, Meader, W. Royce | 6/22/23
Last summer, I had the privilege of meeting the 2022 Cold River Camp Croo. The bunch, a cheerful, and hard-working group of individuals,...
Izzy Risitano
Jun 23, 202310 min read


The Rattlesnakes, Beede Falls, Old Mountain Highway | 5/30/23
I didn’t make a plan today. I was hoping to get called into work, didn’t, and then decided to shoot for my closest trailhead to do the...
Izzy Risitano
May 31, 20233 min read


40 Miles of the NH Appalachian Trail | 5/26/23
Long before my semester got out, Liz and I knew we wanted to accomplish a backpacking trip of somewhat significant mileage. While we’ve...
Izzy Risitano
May 27, 202311 min read


Flat Mountain Pond Trail & Gleason Trail | 5/22/23
Flat Mountain Pond trail combined the ease of Franconia Brook Trail with the feel of the Dry River Wildness in a way I did not expect...
Izzy Risitano
May 23, 20232 min read


Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge | 4/21/23
About when my “test review” for macroeconomics began, I was driving west over Route 2 towards Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge. Though Ryan...
Izzy Risitano
Apr 22, 20232 min read


Skatutakee & Thumb Mountain | 3/13/23
Today I did not hike for a list, a challenge, or a view. I went because I thought the name of the mountain was funny. Ever since one of...
Izzy Risitano
Mar 13, 20232 min read
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