52 With A View: Mount Martha (Cherry Mtn.)

Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 - This is a zoomed-in map of the New Hampshire "52 With A View" - I have climbed 30 of them so far (green). I'll make it to Mount Martha (Cherry Mtn.) today (yellow):

A nice Good Day-Hike:

I left my Breakfast-in-Boston at 8:45 AM:

And was up at the trailhead at noon:

Real pretty going up The Trail, with a babbling brook down to the right keeping me company:

After an hour, I noticed The Trail had a lot more vertical to it:

10 minutes later I was up at the intersection with the trail that went up to Mount Martha (Cherry Mtn.):

10 minutes after that I was up at The Viewpoint for Mount Martha (Cherry Mtn.):

Well, this was nice, but my 52-With-A-View book says: "The best viewpoint along the Cherry Mountain ridge is not from Mt. Martha itself, but from neighboring Owl's Head, reached by "Martha's Mile Trail". The true summit of Owl's Head is wooded with a few restricted viewpoints, but open ledges just below the summit provide one of the most scenic vistas in the White Mountains." Since it is only 1:20 in the afternoon, Owl's Head is my next stop! "Martha's Mile Trail" is a nice trail:

Over at Owl's Head I found a USGS Marker:

And the The Ledges were RIGHT THERE:

I even had another hiker up there, who had taken the trail down from the north:

I was done for the day, so I hit Owl's Head, and back to Mount Martha's "true summit" (with support girders for the long-gone fire tower):

I left there at 2:23, and was back at my car at 3:05 (5.09 miles):

At 6:45 I was back at Singing Beach:

PRETTY COOL - climb a mountain in New Hampshire, and swim at Singing Beach, BOTH IN ONE DAY!!! Thank You God for this wonderful "52 With A View" day!

For my listening pleasure today:

The Beatles - The Beatles' Second Album, 1964 2nd album, last heard 10/03/2016 - 11 songs in 26 minutes 25 seconds. 6 covers, plus 5 Lennon/McCartney songs:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?, 1967 debut album, last heard 10/05/2016 - yea, it stills sounds good:

Q-Burns Abstract Message - Oeuvre, 1998 3rd album, last heard 10/09/2016, house/trance music - I like it:

After the hike:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love, 1967 2nd album, last heard 10/03/2016 - yes, their SECOND ALBUM IN THE SAME YEAR (1967)! The Music Business moved fast back in the '60s. And YES, it still sounds great:

Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky, 1974 3rd album, last heard 10/02/2016 - a wonderful album:

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts, recorded 1979, released 2021, last heard NEVER. On September 21 and 22, 1979, at Madison Square Garden, Bruce and The Band were "headliners" (among dozens of other performers) at the No Nukes Concerts (the organizers specifically told the media that Bruce would play for over an hour at each show). Wendy and I saw the show on the first night (Sept. 21), and the whole concert was awesome! This download contains all of the unique songs they played over the 2 nights, amounting to 13 songs (90 minutes) of ON FIRE MUSIC! What can I say - just "roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair":

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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52 With A View: Jennings Peak (plus a Terrifying 25: Algonquin Trail)

Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 - This is a zoomed-in map of the New Hampshire "52 With A View" - I have climbed 29 of them so far (green). I'll make it to Jennings Peak today (yellow):

As a BONUS, the Algonquin Trail is also on the Terrifying 25 list:

The "Terrfiying 25" is a list of trails in New Hampshire that have what may seem to be some type of "dangerous activity" associated with them. There are 20 "Required" Trails, plus you select 5-of-14 "Optional" trails. On the map:
Yellow = "Required", have not climbed
Blue = "Optional", have not climbed
Green = "Have Climbed"

It was a LONG HIKE, but a GREAT HIKE:

Right after my Breakfast-in-Boston, I LOVED SEEING a 50-year-old Windsurfer on top of a car!!!

This happens once in a while: Google Maps sends me on a dirt road WHICH IS ACTUALLY CLOSED TO THRU TRAFFIC (I have notified Google Maps):

A Covered Bridge over the Pemigewasset River:

With my detour, I was at The Trailhead at noon:

A really nice hike through the woods for the first hour/2 miles:

And then you start GOING UP:

I think it is on the Terrifying 25 list because there is a ROCK FACE, and you have to grab a tree and haul yourself up (also VERY TRICKY going back down):

There were a couple of "fake summits" going up to Black Mountain:

I hit Black Mountain just before 2 PM - that 3rd mile was a killer - it took 1 hour 7 minutes:

Continuing along The Trail you get a great view to the southeast of Black Mountain Pond:

It was a good "Ridge Trail" from Black Mountain to Sandwich Dome (with some ups and downs):

I hit Sandwich Dome just after 3 PM:

I went back down to the Trail Intersection, with my return-to-the-left, but Jennings Peak off (DOWN) to the right:

GOING DOWN THE TRAIL from Sandwich Dome, I thought about just calling it a day and heading back to my car. I had already gone 4.3 miles to Sandwich Dome; I had done the Terrifying 25 trail, and I REALLY DID NOT LIKE GOING DOWN to my next peak, knowing that I would have to return back UP THIS TRAIL. I even turned around and took 1 step back up. But then I thought "Jennings Peak is only a mile away. If I don't get it now (beautiful day), I'll just have to come back up here again. And What Else Do I Have To Do???" So I turned back around and continued down the mountain and over to Jennings Peak (which had its own little "uphill aspect" to it):

I returned back all the trails, and finished with 10.65 miles in 6 hours 34 minutes (with 2 large water-bottles in my backpack, I did an Excellent Job managing my water):

After 303 miles driving today, I got home a little after 9 PM. Thank You God for this wonderful COMBO DAY ("52 With A View" plus a "Terrifying 25")!

For my listening pleasure today:

Bob Dorough - Sunday at Iridium, 2004 live album, last heard 5/26/2016 - a fun jazz album:

Michael Franti & Spearhead - Yell Fire!, 2006 5th album, last heard 9/23/2016 - Michael Franti hits that wonderful line between ROCK and REGGAE, and does it Very Well:

Michael W. Smith - Worship, 2001 live album, last heard 9/23/2016, contemporary worship music - I kind of like it:

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run, 1975 3rd album, last heard 6/16/2016. I CAN NOT BELIEVE that I haven't listened to this album since 2016!!! 8 songs, all CLASSICS: "Thunder Road", "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "Night", "Backstreets", "Born to Run", "She's the One", "Meeting Across the River", and "Jungleland" - they still sound magnificent, and still give me chills and tears:

Jackson Browne - Saturate Before Using, 1972 debut album, last heard 9/30/2016 - a wonderful album. I remember hearing his interview/live performance on WMMR in Philadelphia right about when this came out my freshman year at Penn. "Doctor, My Eyes" was released as a single, and accompanied me on my first cross-country trip from the middle of May to early June, 1972 (AM radio). Thank you Jackson for a GREAT 52 years (so far):

Marc Cohn - Marc Cohn, 1991 debut album, last heard 9/29/2016 - a nice album in my collection:

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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