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- 2016 Highpointers Convention August 12-13 at Red Lodge, Montana
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- 2017 Highpointers Convention July 20-22 at Mount Greylock
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Mount Davis Challenge Bicycle Race First Sunday of August
- 2017/08/06
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- 2018/06/15 - 2018/06/17
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Tag Archives: Offbeat
Cold Enough to Freeze Bubbles on Mount Washington
The Mount Washington Observatory has a amazing video of soap bubbles freezing in its -30 temps.
First Annual Pickle Drop From Cheaha Summit
Cheaha is celebrating its first annual lighted pickel drop from atop Cheaha. Post by Cheaha State Park-Alabama.
Why They Put Up The Falling Rocks Signs
This amazing video shows why they have falling rocks rather than fallen rocks signs.
Officials Order Removal of Mountain from Top of Bejing Apartment
Officials in China have ordered Zhang Lin to remove a mountain he built on top of a 26 story apartment building in Bejing.
Woman Hiking Rainier in Ball Gown Becomes Viral Sensation
A photo series of a woman hiking Mount Rainier in a ball gown in September 2012 has become something of a viral sensation.
Record $590 million Powerball winner in Florida is former East Millinocket resident — Penobscot — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
You sure are lucky if you live in the shadow of Katahdin. An East Millinocket former resident is the winner of the $590 million powerball. Record Powerball winner in Florida is former East Millinocket resident — Penobscot — Bangor Daily … Continue reading
Man Arrested for “Stealing” Glacier
Police in Patagonia, Chile have arrested a man for stealing 5 tons of ice from the Jorge Montt Glacier to be used for cocktail drink ice.
Monadnock Big Foot Filming Case Goes to New Hampshire Supreme Court
After a film maker Jonathan Doyle filmed a couple of youtube videos of a guy wearing a Big Foot costume on New Hampshire’s Monadnock the park officials refused him access to the mountain. He sued and it’s gone to the … Continue reading
Summiting Highpoints in the Nude
The Guardian in an article by nude hiker Hank Wangford reports that Nepal is moving to ban nude summiting Everest after a climber stripped on the summit in 2006.
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Report Cites 22% Reduction in Backpacking Trips Between 1998 and 2005
The Outdoor Industry Foundation says backpacking trips deceased 22% from 16.3 million in 1998 to 13.5 million in 2005.
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