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  • "5 Hikes Challenge" visits Morse Preserve

    Dave Anderson
    September 18, 2023

    It was a beautiful day to check off one of five hikes during the 5 Hikes Challenge.

  • "MONADNOCK: The Mountain that Stands Alone"

    Dave Anderson
    August 30, 2023

    Celebrate Monadnock and its long legacy of natural and cultural history.

  • Forest Journal: The Doctor's Prescription: Take a Hike

    Sophie Oehler
    August 15, 2023

    Part of a new collaboration between Concord Hospital and the Forest Society, Dr. Setnik and other medical professionals are helping spread the word about the role that forests, and outdoor recreation play in keeping our bodies and brains healthy.

Comments From Mt. Monadnock Hikers

Random Reflections Scrawled In Marlboro Trail Register
Dave Anderson
December 10, 2014
Mount Monadnock
Hiking Trails
Recreation
Listen to some of the comments found in the Marlboro Trail trail register. Credit Nate McBean via flickr Creative Commons

This stream-of-consciousness postcard was assembled from random entries in the Marlboro Trail hiker register on Mount Monadnock, most-climbed mountain in the Western Hemisphere. A year of scrawled fragments…

Winter:

  • Happy New Year!
  • Today is my half-birthday!
  • Lost crampons on hike, if found please call…
  • Played hooky from work, a great choice.
  • Made pee-pee in the woods! 
  • Happy Spring!

Spring:

  • Happy Easter.
  • Rescued two lost hikers.
  • May we continue to be grateful for Mother Earth.
  • Nice day except for the people: jerks on the phone; jerks drinking beer. 
  • Day #47: we finally made it back to civilization!
  • Forgot the bug spray.

Summer:

  • All human beings are Gods!
  • Cool morning, humidity to come.
  • Mushrooms blooming.
  • Freedom!
  • Barefoot on the way up.
  • Sprained ankle.
  • Park closing at 6 pm as Hurricane Irene approaches!
  • Summer is about to end

Autumn:

  • Escaped from Massachusetts, may not go back.
  • Beautiful day to hike with the people I love most
  • Out of breath already, can’t wait for summit.
  • Thanks to all US Veterans. 
  • Enjoy winter, see you next spring.

Although many asked in earnest, there was no comment from the mountain.

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