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How Hiking Mountains has Made Work More Tolerable

CONTRIBUTION FROM RIPLEY ELIZABETH, Walking-Uphill.com

Ripley Elizabeth
I don’t have a great job – lets just put that out there. It’s not a horrible job, there’s a lot of worse things I could be doing, but it’s the kind of job you find yourself in when you haven’t really been paying attention to where you want to go in life. Suddenly you realize you’ve been working in this place for five years, none of your skills are transferable, and if you go anywhere else you’ll have to take a serious pay cut. You resign yourself to working here for the rest of your life and slowly sink into apathy. Continue reading →

Five Must See WMNF Trails – Number 4

Kate Sleeper Trail

This is the second installment. Check back each week as we count down to number one!

CONTRIBUTION BY ELIZABETH KANE

The view from South slide is worth the effort

The view from South slide is worth the effort

History: The trail is named for Katherine Sleeper Walden, a dynamic and magnanimous figure in White Mountain history. The breadth of her influence in both social and conservation efforts is extensive, including innkeeper of the Wonalancet Farm and being instrumental in the formation of the Wonalancet Outdoor Club (WODC). Mount Katherine, East & West Sleeper and this trail are all named in her honor. Continue reading →