Mount Chocorua - Albany, New Hampshire - When it comes to impressive mountains in New Hampshire, Mount Chocorua (3490 feet) in Albany is at the top of the list. One of the mountains on the 52 With a View hiking list, Mount Chocorua is the easternmost peak of the Sandwich Range. It is also part of the 6,100-acre Mount Chocorua Scenic Area, which was established in 1986. The legend of Chief Chocorua, which many believe the mountain is named for, ...

Jim Liberty Cabin, Mount Chocorua - Built in 1934, renovated in 1974, and repaired by the Forest Service in the early 2020s, the Jim Liberty Cabin is a one-room cabin located along the Liberty Trail (the old Chocorua Mountain Road), about one half-mile below the summit of Mount Chocorua (3,490 feet), in Albany, New Hampshire. It has limited occupancy for overnight guests, and it is first come, first served. The cabin replaced a previous cabin that was at the site ...

Cherry Mountain, White Mountains - Once referred to as Pondicherry Mountain, Cherry Mountain is in the New Hampshire towns of Carroll and Jefferson. The mountain consists of two peaks: Mount Martha (3,557 feet) and Owl’s Head. Mount Martha, the highest of the two peaks, is one of the mountains on the New Hampshire 52 With A View hiking list. The history surrounding this mountain is interesting but complicated...[Continue reading] ...

Book Writing: Swiping Content - In 2010, I did a write-up about the Douglas DC-3 plane crash site on Mount Success in the New Hampshire White Mountains. It has become one of the more popular write-ups I have done. Outdoor enthusiasts are very interested in this plane crash site. Here is a paragraph from that write-up:...[Continue reading] ...

New Hampshire 52 With A View – Created by the Over the Hill Hikers (OTHH) of Sandwich, NH, the New Hampshire 52 with a view is a hiking list consisting of fifty-two mountains under 4,000 feet that have awesome views; until the most recent revision of the list in spring 2020, a mountain also had to be over 2,500 feet, but this requirement seems to have been relaxed. Hikers can apply for a patch through the Over the Hill Hikers ...

Middle Sister Groundhouse, New Hampshire - The Middle Sister Groundhouse (fire tower) is located on Middle Sister Mountain, along Middle Sister Trail, near Mount Chocorua in Albany, New Hampshire. It was in operation from 1927-1948, and according to the Forest Fire Lookout Association it remained in service until 1948. Today, a Forest Service....[Continue reading] ...

Mount Chocorua Scenic Area, New Hampshire - Mount Chocorua is not a roadside attraction and requires photographers to hike a number of miles before reaching the summit. With numerous trails leading to Mount Chocorua, it is best you pick up a trail map and decide what route you want to hike. If you are not interested in hiking to the summit.....[Continue reading] ...

Mount Success, Northeast Airlines Flight 792 Plane Crash - On November 30, 1954, Northeast Airlines Flight 792, encountered snow squalls, reducing visibility to zero, during its flight to Berlin, New Hampshire. The plane continued on and while trying to navigate only by instruments to the Berlin Airport it crashed into the southern slope of Mount Success (3,565 feet) in the Mahoosuc Range of the New Hampshire White Mountains....[Continue reading] ...