52 With A View: North and South Doublehead

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - This is a zoomed-in map of the New Hampshire "52 With A View" - only 12 left (yellow). I'm going to hike North and South Doublehead today:

I reached the area (uphill from Jackson, NH) around noon:

Nice parking area, and the trail I was going to descend on the other side of the parking lot:

The first 1/3 mile was walking up the road to the trailhead for "New Trail" up to South Doublehead:

Nice trail for the first mile (28-and-1/2 minutes):

But then it got "deceptively vertical", and the 2nd mile took me 58 minutes. Not "difficult", but just one stair-step after another:

I made it to the summit-area at 1:15, and enjoyed the "South Doublehead Views":

A little farther down The Trail you get a wonderful view to the east of "Mountain Lake":

and a quick view of where I'm going next - North Doublehead:

I really do like these "ridgeline" trails:

On the way to North Doublehead, there are a couple of side-trails off to the left. The 1st is best, with its view of Jackson and the Black Mountain Ski Area:

I reached "Doublehead Cabin" on the summit of North Doublehead at 2:

The View is down a trail behind The Cabin:

In front of The Cabin are the trails. I came up on the left, and I'll be going back down on the right:

The "Doublehead Ski Trail" is quite wide, and a very nice way to get down:

I like this shot because The Forest looks pretty:

Just before the Parking Area, the trail crosses a little brook, where I splashed my face and head:

I finished The Hike at about 3 PM - 4.24 miles in 2 hours 45 minutes:

I got to say Goodbye to The Mountains on my way back down:

Very Nice Hike! Thank You God for this Wonderful "52 With A View" day!

For my listening pleasure today - Craig Chaquico - Acoustic Highway, 1993 debut album, last heard (in a blog) never. Craig played in Jefferson Starship, then started a solo career in acoustic music. This album was the number one Independent New Age Album of the Year in Billboard Magazine and a number one on the Billboard New Age Albums chart:

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, 1968 album, last heard (in a blog) never:

Ray Charles - The Genius Hits the Road, 1960 album, last heard (in a blog) never. Very cool album of "Road Songs":

1 - Alabamy Bound
2 - Georgia on My Mind
3 - Basin Street Blues
4 - Mississippi Mud
5 - Moonlight In Vermont
6 - New York's My Home
7 - California, Here I Come
8 - Moon Over Miami
9 - Deep in the Heart of Texas
10 - Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
11 - Blue Hawaii
12 - Chattanooga Choo Choo
13 - Sentimental Journey
14 - Hit the Road Jack
15 - Blue Moon of Kentucky
16 - Rainy Night in Georgia
17 - I’m Movin' On
18 - Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)
19 - Lonely Avenue

Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield - Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/68, 1968 recording, released 2003 album, last heard (in a blog) never - very good blues and "Super Session stuff":

Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (2 cds), 1994 double-album, last heard (in a blog) 10/02/2025 - very good live versions of his "So" album:

Peter Gabriel - So, 1986 album, last heard (in a blog) 9/09/2021 - After hearing the live versions, I wanted to hear this album. SOUNDS GREAT!!!

Shameless Plug: if you enjoy this blog, you may like my other one about visiting Art Museums and National Parks (and hiking in the Rockies)
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Terrifying 25: Goodrich Rock Trail

Saturday, June 13, 2026 - Today's hike started out as a Trinity North Shore (our church) Men's Hike - unfortunately, there were no takers, so I did it myself. Today's "Terrifying 25" is (relatively) close-by (Waterville Valley), and short (4-miles-round-trip), going up Goodrich Rock Trail, which is on "The List" because of a big ladder that goes to the top of the glacial erratic.

On the map:
Yellow = "Required", have not climbed
Blue = "Optional", have not climbed
Green = "Have Climbed"

Of 33 total trails, I have climbed 19 of them, with 14 to go:

I'll be going up "Livermore Trail" for 0.3 miles, then up "Greeley Ponds Trail" for 0.9 miles, then up "Goodrich Rock Trail" to Goodrich Rock:

I started the day watching a boy and his dad on Singing Beach:

An easy drive up to The Trailhead:

I was up at The Trailhead at 11 AM:

Nice morning walk up The Trail. After 0.3 miles I came to an open field, with a trail going off to the left, before a stream. There was no "official sign", but I figured it would be ok.

I have to remember that if I am hiking in "civilized Hew Hampshire", there is (almost) always "Good Signage". If I don't see it, I'm on the WRONG TRAIL. Oh well, lessons learned. Pretty view going up the trail - maybe that is one of the "Greeley Lakes":

Pretty nice trail:

And then I came out onto "Moose Run", which I didn't recognize (and it wasn't on MY MAP):

The Trail ran North, so I walked on it for another 5 minutes. Yup, I had taken the wrong trail, but I had a wifi signal, so I opened Google Maps in satellite mode:

It was good to see I was just south of Goodrich Rock. I figured I could follow a trail a little bit east, then bushwack just a little bit to get to the "real trail":

I went east for about 5 minutes, and hit a Big Dropoff. I was up on a ridge (running north/south), so I turned north. 20 minutes later I intersected "Goodrich Rock Trail":

There are various VERY COOL Glacial Errata on The Trail:

At one point you have to walk through this V. When you hit the end, you turn left to follow The Trail:

15 minutes later, I was at The Ladder:

You climb up it, and get a nice view of the Waterville Valley ski slopes, with Mount Tecumseh in the background. At 4003 feet, that was my 1st 4000-footer, hiked back on June 22, 2014 (read that blog here):

It took 1-and-1/2 hours to get up here - let's see what it is like on the way back down. The lower part of "Goodrich Rock Trail" is nice, and a very enjoyable trail:

And, as you can see, going down "Greeley Ponds Trail" (right next to Mad River) is wonderfully easy:

At 1:14, looking back up "Greeley Ponds Trail" (and the OFFICIAL Sign):

To give you an idea of "how far off" I was originally, I turned 90-degrees left and took this picture of the field, with the signpost and wrong-trail-I-took:

I finished at 1:18 PM, hiking 4.44 miles in 2 hours 19 minutes - a Lovely Hike:

I did a Market-Basket run, and home just after 4 PM. Thank You God for this GREAT "Terrifying 25" Adventure! Singing Beach in the morning, Goodrich Rock in the afternoon!

For my listening pleasure today:

Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball, 1995 album, last heard never:

Fleetwood Mac - Tango in The Night, 1987 album, last heard 10/05/2020:

Field Report - Summertime Songs, 2018 album, last heard 8/27/2021:

Fleetwood Mac - Behind the Mask, 1990 album, last heard 11/13/2017:

Genesis - Invisible Touch, 1986 album, last heard 10/24/2025. I listened to it twice because I had the windows rolled down, and I knew this music well enough to enjoy it:

Shameless Plug: if you enjoy this blog, you may like my other one about visiting Art Museums and National Parks (and hiking in the Rockies)
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