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First stop on the way to the woods. Off exit 32 of the route 93
Date: 05/26/2014
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Date: 05/26/2014
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Date: 05/26/2014
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Passing Franconia Notch
Date: 05/26/2014
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Still on the way...
Date: 05/26/2014
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The first night was civilized - campsite and all. The only night on this trip when I spent any money for a spot under sky.
Date: 05/26/2014
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They don't call it "Great North" for nothing: snow in May - what else?
Date: 05/26/2014
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Route of Summits - this time I came through and followed the road. On the maps - watch for one of the stars to be red: that's where a given picture was taken. Finding these spots with these maps was a natural Easter egg hunt: they sure did not make it eas
Date: 05/26/2014
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Date: 05/26/2014
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This one was easy to find but it was in a middle of a city - so that's when I realized this was not just a route through mountains: it was a route through communities.
Date: 05/26/2014
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I had to drive for quite a while after this one to find detour: the only bridge through the river past this town was under construction, which made following the route impossible for a little bit.
Date: 05/26/2014
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Date: 05/26/2014
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The road.
Date: 05/26/2014
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Second night sleepover of the trip - and it was in Canada.
Date: 05/26/2014
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This was alternative branch of the route: Mont Belanger. This was a camping - but it was still closed for the season, so no people around, just entrance point, empty camp sites, and lots of water and woods.
Date: 05/26/2014
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By the way: the language people speak over here is French: no English around. Another country for real.
Date: 05/26/2014
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One mile into the hike to the summit (just past the 1.5 km marker on the trail), minding my own business - as I came over this little thingy...
Date: 05/26/2014
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To give some scale - the backpack is about 2 feet in length, so the spine segment must be about 4 feet (1.2 m) or so.
Date: 05/26/2014
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And then - this...
Date: 05/26/2014
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Date: 05/26/2014
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