On Aug. 28, the Friday Walkers hiked around Knights Pond in Wolfeboro (though perhaps it is in Alton...).  A lovely trail which allows one to see the pond from many different vantage points.

Jane, John, Ricky, Lisa, Kathie, David   Photographer:  Ann

B group hike, Rogers Ledge

 On the third attempt to hike to Roger’s Ledge, we finally made it! The weather cooperated (after two cancellations due to heat and rain), and Michele, John, and I (Mary) enjoyed the good views and wonderful breeze.  Chris, after being waylaid with car troubles, was also able to complete the hike.

B group hike, Mt Percival & Morgan, Aug 21, 2026

Four hikers went in a counterclockwise direction heading up Mount Percival first. Steve and Carol went through the caves to reach the summit. Katherine and Brenda went to the summit via the cliffs route. Great views and snacks at the summit looking out over Squam lake. After a 1 mile traverse to Mount Morgan, another stop for more views, pictures and snacks. Carol, Steve and Katherine descended via the ladders as Brenda went around to meet them.

5.3 miles, 1512 feet, with some fun adventures along the way.

Mt Cabot - August 26, 2026

 We had a very good weather day for our trip up Mt Cabot, the northernmost of the NH 48 4K. The route from near the hatchery on York Pond Rd took us up Bunnell Notch to the Kilkenny Ridge trail. From there it was on and up, first to the cabin near the top, and finally up the last couple tenths of a mile to the wooded, viewless summit. Steve and Brenda decided to continue on, going over the Bulge and to the Horn (a 52WAV peak), down past Unknown Pond, and out via the southern half of the Unknown Pond Trail. Meanwhile, Pam and Chris did that loop counterclockwise. At the end, we all arrived back at the cars over about a half hour or so. Here we are, the hike done, and ready for the long ride home. Front: Katherine, Brenda, Dick; rear: Steve, Chris, Pam, Michele.

 On Aug. 21, the Friday Walkers hiked the Center Harbor Woods and Proctor Wildlife Preserve.  The lack of rain this summer meant that there were no mosquitoes, but also that several of the streams were entirely dry, as were the wetland areas.

Ann, Lisa, John, Lea, Jane, Mary, Kathie, Jorge

North Twin, South Twin - August 19, 2026

Four of us OTHH made a loop hike out of the trip to the Twins, going up the North Twin Trail, down the Twinway to the AMC Galehead hut, and out via the Gale River Trail. The first part of the trip is a fairly easy two miles in from the end of Haystack Road, following the Little River for much of the way. The river crossing wasn't too hard, as water flows were less than at other times. Then we got down to business, over a steeper and generally rocky two more miles, topping out at a very nice view ledge. Five minutes later we were at the top of North Twin. There is no view at all from the actual summit, but a couple hundred feet past that leads to an open ledge. This was a nice place to regroup, have a snack, and take photos. Below is part of the view from there, with South Twin (4902') on the left , looming over "little" Galehead (4204') to its right. Beyond Galehead is first the long humped ridge that is Owls Head, and beyond that the two pointy peaks of Flume and Liberty. Part of the Franconia Ridge is shown to the right, all of which, plus Garfield, were easily identified from where we stood. If you look closely, the roof of Galehead Hut is visible as that small white dot in the col between South Twin and Galehead.

From North Twin, we took the spur trail down, over, and up to the top of South Twin, which has its own grand view of the Pemigewasset Wilderness. That makes a great place to stop for lunch. Below, at the top, are the four of us (L-R), Brenda, Dick, Chris, and Pam.

Next was the mile long, steep descent from South Twin to the hut, dropping around 1,000 ft in elevation. Pam and Chris dropped packs at the hut and made the short hike up to bag viewless Galehead, since it's "right there." Meanwhile Brenda and I decided that an 11-mile day would be long enough, left Galehead for another day, and went on ahead. It wasn't long before Pam and Chris caught up. After the rocky first two miles of descent, the trail got a lot easier to cover, but the rest of it, while fairly easy walking, seemed to go on forever. Chris gave us a ride back to Haystack Road, where we began the long day.

 

On Aug. 18, the Turtles hiked to the first viewpoint on Mt. Roberts.  In spite of forecasts for rain, the weather turned out to be just fine.

Monty, Ann, John, Tracy, Jeff, Lacey, Ricky, Lorraine, Mary, Lea, Jorge

A few of the hikers then continued on to the top of Mt. Roberts

Lorraine, Lacey, Jeff  photographer:  Tracy