Xterra Stoaked Weekend and North Rail Trail Ride August 6-7, 2011 Paul was competing in the Xterra Stoaked Triathlon in Hanover, NH this past weekend and I wanted to once again test out my bikepacking/touring setup. It was the perfect excuse to also check out the Northern Rail Trail from Franklin to Lebanon, NH. This…
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Some Rhodes boys and Jason hike Mt. Washington
July 30, 2011 Mount Washington Hike The original plan had been for 7 of us to hike Mount Washington today. Martha, Chuck, and Mia were supposed to come with us, but Mia has been sick all week and Martha wanted to hike this with Mia, which meant we lost Chuck too. Plans had already been…
A Day Off?
I took Wednesday the 27th off from work. I work in central accounting for the State of NH and our fiscal year end is June 30th, with a 3 week closeout of the previous fiscal year. For the past 10 years July has always been a very hectic month for me. Two of the things…
Blueberries!
Tuesday, July 19th Blueberries from Steve & Alison So, my older brother Steve and his wife Alison have a rather large field with some (A LOT) of “free range” blueberry bushes. He sent out the family email today signaling that it is picking time. The message came into my inbox at just past 3pm and…
Mount Carrigain – Mia bags another Peak
Sunday July 17th Mia and I headed up to the White Mountains for a hike up Mount Carrigain. This was for Mia’s 11th peak in the NH 4,000 Footers. This is a pretty sweet hike with a nice mini-ridge walk just before you get to the peak. The weather could not have been more perfect…
Black Fly Tri International Distance – July 9th
This is Paul posting for the first time. This past Saturday was my 2nd triathlon of 2011, the Black Fly Tri in Waterville Valley, NH. They called it an international distance, but it was more like a really long sprint distance with a 440 yard swim, 20.5 mile bike ride, and a 5 mile run. …
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