Hike - White Mountains - NH - Live Free or Die

"Live Free or Die" -NH

This became my favorite quote after I visited New Hampshire for the first time. A brief way to explain how to live a life :) Am not just a nature lover -but a travel freak. Wish someone offers me a ticket to the Moon or Mars - you name it and wont hesitate for a sec.

This was a beautiful trip and one of the loveliest hike I ever had.

Hike Info
Destination - White Mountains-New Hampshire-USA,

Hike Difficulty - Very Difficult

Hike Duration - 5 to 7 hours

Other Activities - Camping

Preparing for the Trip

Choosing a trail was the toughest thing -specially in a place like White Mountains where there are 100's of them. In the spirit of choosing a medium trail  we ended up choosing a difficult one ( we learned that later). I will write another section to talk about 'how to choose a trail'.

All set with packing. My advice to new hikers - don't miss the nuts while hiking. They give instant energy. Camera's Charged

Finally we decided  to hike Dickey Welch

Day 1:-

Finding the trail wasn't that hard. If you want to use GPS search for ORRIS Road. This is in exit 28 off I-93. Follow Orris Road for 0.6 mile and then take a short fork to the right to reach a large parking area.
The Welch-Dickey Loop trail starts from the upper end of this parking area and quickly forks with the left branch leading most directly to Dickey Mountain and the right leg first encountering Welch Mountain.

Me and my wife haven't been hiking for a while. We thought the 5 mile loop was easy enough but wasn't that that easy.

Pictures explain more than words so here they are:-


This is how it started. thick forest, fresh spring leaves and a smooth elevation

Dickey Welch Loop Trail Starting Point

This trail had 2 summits. this is the Gorgeous Welch Summit. Reaching this was not that difficult.

Welch Summit

Feeling Glad - half way thru

Hiking the other half Dickey was the toughest. It had the too many variations of elevation,  will definitely test the strengths of experienced hikers. But the pain was worth the while, Amazing view awaited us, Wish I had stayed longer.

Gorgeous Dickey

Hiking this is not a cup of cake for beginners - my wife did it :)

Top of the World

 Break on the way down. Shoes are the best friends for a perfect hike. Our LL Bean shoes did it with ease.

Break on the way down

Time to rest after a long tough day !!

Day 2:- 

This was a smooth & a pleasant day - had a casual trip to ECHO LAKE. Solitude at its bliss enjoying this beautiful piece of nature.

Exotic beauty of Echo Lake - NH

We INDIANS leave a mark where we go!! a notice board from Flume George. "English Pesinalum Thamizhan da!!"

A Notice board in Flume George - NH

Finally cars never leave my attention. look closer at the quote "Yours can drive faster, Mine can go anywhere"

customized car

Back home with a lot of memorable experience!!