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Jim Liberty Cabin, Mount Chocorua

Erin Paul Donovan — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:36:52 +0000

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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. Built by the Chocorua Mountain Club in 1924, strong winds destroyed (tore the roof off) that cabin in 1932. The cabin and Liberty Trail are named for Jim (Dutch) Liberty, a French-Canadian who was a resident of Tamworth...[Continue reading]

Hexacuba Shelter, Kodak Trail

Erin Paul Donovan — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:44:51 +0000

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Hexacuba Shelter, Kodak Trail - Built in 1989 by the Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC), the Hexacuba Shelter is a six-sided hexagonal log shelter that sleeps 8-10. It's located at 1,980 feet on the south side of Mount Cube on a spur path off the Kodak Trail, a segment of the Appalachian Trail, in Orford, New Hampshire...[Continue reading]

Resolution Shelter, Dry River Wilderness

Erin Paul Donovan — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 23:04:42 +0000

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Resolution Shelter, Dry River Wilderness - The Resolution shelter site is located off of the 14-mile long Davis Path in the federally designated Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness in the New Hampshire White Mountains. Designated by the 1975 Eastern Wilderness Act, then expanded in 1984 by the New Hampshire Wilderness Act, this 29,000-acre wilderness area is governed under the National Wilderness Preservation System and the Wilderness Act. Both have strict guidelines when it comes to man-made structures in designated wilderness areas, and permanent improvements are not allowed within these areas....[Continue reading]

The Perch Shelter, White Mountains

Erin Paul Donovan — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:30:40 +0000

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The Perch Shelter, White Mountains - The Perch Shelter is located along the Perch Path in Cascade Ravine, just off Randolph Path and Israel Ridge Path, in the Presidential Range in the New Hampshire White Mountains. Four tent platforms are also located at the Perch Shelter site. Originally a birch bark building, the Perch Shelter dates back to the 1890s (around 1892) when J. Rayner Edmands built three camps in Cascade Ravine: Cascade Camp, Cliff Shelter, and the Perch Shelter. It has been renovated numerous times over the years...[Continue reading]